CVE-2025-53020 (GCVE-0-2025-53020)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-10 16:59 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache HTTP Server: HTTP/2 DoS by Memory Increase
Summary
Late Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server.
This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.17 up to 2.4.63.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.64, which fixes the issue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-11 16:05 UTC
CWE
- CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
References
3 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache HTTP Server |
Affected:
2.4.17 , ≤ 2.4.63
(semver)
|
guessed |
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