HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 and earlier

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22720",
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    "title": "HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 and earlier",
    "summary": "Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 and earlier fails to close inbound connection when errors are encountered discarding the request body, exposing the server to HTTP Request Smuggling",
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    "severity": "unknown",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:23.620043331Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html",
        "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255",
        "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256",
        "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/22xxx/CVE-2022-22720.json",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RGWILBORT67SHMSLYSQZG2NMXGCMPUZO/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X73C35MMMZGBVPQQCH7LQZUMYZNQA5FO/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7H26WJ6TPKNWV3QKY4BHKUKQVUTZJTD/",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22720",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220321-0001/",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00033.html"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 490215,
  "published_at": "2022-03-14T10:15:29+00:00"
}