Apache Portable Runtime (APR): Windows out-of-bounds write in apr_socket_sendv function
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
On Windows, Apache Portable Runtime 1.7.0 and earlier may write beyond the end of a stack based buffer in apr_socket_sendv(). This is a result of integer overflow.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01575 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Portable Runtime (APR) | up to 1.7.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Apache Portable Runtime (APR) VendorApache Affected up to 1.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2023:4910 Released 2023-09-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7.4 release and security update
- JWS 5.7.4 release
- RHSA-2023:4628 Released 2023-08-15 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.57 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.57
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| JWS 5.7.4 release | Fixed | RHSA-2023:4910 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28331
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27j5-c395-8j82
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2023:4628 · Red Hat
References
More Apache Portable Runtime vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02302 Multiple integer overflows in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library and the Apache… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2022-08761 Apache Portable Runtime (APR): out-of-bound writes in the apr_encode family of functions CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-00775 tables/apr_hash.c in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library through 1.4.5 computes… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-02581 The Solaris pollset feature in the Event Port backend in poll/unix/port.c in the Apache… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-00350 Stack consumption vulnerability in the fnmatch implementation in apr_fnmatch.c in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2017-09338 Out-of-bounds read in Apache Portable Runtime CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-28331 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-28331 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27j5-c395-8j82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-28331 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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