CVE-2022-32749
Apache Traffic Server: Improperly handled requests can cause crashes in specific plugins
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions.
This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions.
This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-32749- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.5
Apache Traffic Server: Improperly handled requests can cause crashes in specific plugins
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions.
This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-32749- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-35815
7.5
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions.
This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.
- Record
EUVD-2022-35815- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mgj6-q8hw-4xh2
7.5
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache...
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.
- Record
GHSA-mgj6-q8hw-4xh2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
Apache Traffic Server: Improperly handled requests can cause crashes in specific plugins
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions.
This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-32749- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-32749
7.5
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-32749- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVOESA-2022-2164
7.5
trafficserver security update
Apache Traffic Server is an OpenSource HTTP / HTTPS / HTTP/2 / QUIC reverse,forward and transparent proxy and cache.
Security Fix(es):
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.(CVE-2022-32749)
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in handling the requests to Apache Traffic Server. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 9.1.2.(CVE-2022-37392)
Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the xdebug plugin in Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server can lead to cross site scripting and cache poisoning attacks.This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: 9.0.0 to 9.1.3. Users should upgrade to 9.1.4 or later versions.(CVE-2022-40743)
- Record
OESA-2022-2164- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2022-2166
7.5
trafficserver security update
Apache Traffic Server is an OpenSource HTTP / HTTPS / HTTP/2 / QUIC reverse,forward and transparent proxy and cache.
Security Fix(es):
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.(CVE-2022-32749)
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in handling the requests to Apache Traffic Server. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 9.1.2.(CVE-2022-37392)
Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the xdebug plugin in Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server can lead to cross site scripting and cache poisoning attacks.This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: 9.0.0 to 9.1.3. Users should upgrade to 9.1.4 or later versions.(CVE-2022-40743)
- Record
OESA-2022-2166- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-32749
7.5
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability handling requests in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to crash the server under certain conditions. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 9.1.3.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-32749- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
trafficserverDebian:12 |
before 9.1.4+ds-1 | 9.1.4+ds-1 |
trafficserverDebian:10 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 8.1.6+ds-1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 8.0.2+ds-18.0.2+ds-1+deb10u18.0.2+ds-1+deb10u28.0.2+ds-1+deb10u38.0.2+ds-1+deb10u4 Show 19 moreShow less8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u58.0.2+ds-1+deb10u68.0.2+ds-1+deb10u78.0.3+ds-18.0.3+ds-28.0.3+ds-38.0.3+ds-48.0.5+ds-18.0.5+ds-28.0.5+ds-38.0.6+ds-18.0.7+ds-18.0.8+ds-18.0.8+ds-28.1.0+ds-18.1.0+ds-28.1.1+ds-18.1.1+ds-1.18.1.5+ds-1~deb11u1 |
8.1.6+ds-1~deb10u1 |
trafficserverDebian:11 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 8.1.6+ds-1~deb11u1, plus listed versions 8.1.1+ds-1.18.1.1+ds-1.1+deb11u18.1.5+ds-1~deb11u18.1.6+ds-1~deb10u1 |
8.1.6+ds-1~deb11u1 |
trafficserveropenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 9.1.4-1.oe1 | 9.1.4-1.oe1 |
trafficserveropenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 9.1.4-1.oe1 | 9.1.4-1.oe1 |
trafficserverUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-2ubuntu15.3.0-2ubuntu2 |
None known |
trafficserverUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.0.0-57.1.2+ds-27.1.2+ds-2build17.1.2+ds-3 |
None known |
trafficserverUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.0.5+ds-18.0.5+ds-28.0.5+ds-2build18.0.5+ds-2ubuntu18.0.5+ds-38.0.5+ds-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
trafficserverUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.1.1+ds-1.19.1.1+ds-2build19.1.1+ds-2ubuntu0.1~esm19.1.1+ds-2ubuntu0.19.1.1+ds-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-32749 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Traffic Server, published December 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in trafficserver 9.1.4+ds-1.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/mrj2lg4s0hf027rk7gz8t7hbn9xpfg02
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32749
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mgj6-q8hw-4xh2
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/32xxx/CVE-2022-32749.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-32749
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2022-2164
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37392
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40743
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2022-2166
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-32749
github.com/apache/trafficserver/pull/9243
github.com/apache/trafficserver/commit/71a80d1abb3fbcb2e30ff850c8bca0a371589b5a
github.com/apache/trafficserver/commit/590f87304b233791169af3d5899c5ba135bb61fa
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32749