CVE-2026-43951 (GCVE-0-2026-43951)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-08 15:16 – Updated: 2026-06-08 22:32
VLAI
Title
Apache HTTP Server: OOB Read in `merge_response_headers` can cause crash
Summary
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_headers and mod_mime and multiple response languages. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-08 18:13 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server Affected: 2.4.0 , ≤ 2.4.67 (semver)
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Credits
Zhenpeng (Leo) Lin at depthfirst
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