Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1.
Pixel Flood Attack by uploading large pixel files will cause server out of memory. A logged-in user can cause such an attack by uploading an image when posting content.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cv | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cv | Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    05 May 2025, 21:00
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| First Time | Apache Apache answer | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cv - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 
13 Feb 2025, 18:16
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| Summary | (en) Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1. Pixel Flood Attack by uploading large pixel files will cause server out of memory. A logged-in user can cause such an attack by uploading an image when posting content. Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue. | 
21 Nov 2024, 08:56
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| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1 - | |
| References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cv - | 
01 Aug 2024, 13:46
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| CVSS | v2 : v3 : | v2 : unknown v3 : 9.1 | 
22 Feb 2024, 16:15
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| References | 
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22 Feb 2024, 10:15
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| New CVE | 
Information
                Published : 2024-02-22 10:15
Updated : 2025-05-05 21:00
NVD link : CVE-2024-22393
Mitre link : CVE-2024-22393
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-22393
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Products Affected
                apache
- answer
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-434
                        
            Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
