Vulnerability · Published Apr 28, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-28882
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity resource allocation without limits in the modsecurity package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Trustwave ModSecurity 3.0.5 through 3.0.8 before 3.0.9 allows a denial of service (worker crash and unresponsiveness) because some inputs cause a segfault in the Transaction class for some configurations.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | modsecurity | 3.0.9-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28882 |
| Debian:13 | modsecurity | 3.0.9-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28882 |
| Debian:14 | modsecurity | 3.0.9-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28882 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | modsecurity | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28882 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | modsecurity | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28882 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | modsecurity | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28882 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | modsecurity | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28882 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | modsecurity | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28882 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H