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.

Published: 2022-12-19 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-32749 is rated Moderate Risk (48.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.30%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-32749

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 6.54% 1.30% -5.24%
2 2026-06-12 6.55% 6.54% -0.01%
3 2026-06-11 — 6.55% —

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-32749

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-32749

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-32749

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-32749 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (trafficserver), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-32749
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-32749 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (trafficserver), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 5, needs-triage 4, ignored 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-32749

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-32749

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache traffic_server >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache traffic_server >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-32749

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