Buffer Overflow Affecting jbcs-httpd24-httpd-tools package, versions <0:2.4.62-16.el8jbcs


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.69% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JBCSHTTPD24HTTPDTOOLS-19352342
  • published27 Aug 2026
  • disclosed8 Jun 2026

Introduced: 8 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-42536  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 jbcs-httpd24-httpd-tools to version 0:2.4.62-16.el8jbcs or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:56868.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jbcs-httpd24-httpd-tools package and not the jbcs-httpd24-httpd-tools package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_xml2enc, xml2StartParse, and untrusted content

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1