Buffer Over-read Affecting apache/httpd package, versions [2.4.0,2.4.68)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.71% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-APACHEHTTPD-17339795
  • published15 Jun 2026
  • disclosed8 Jun 2026
  • creditZhenpeng (Leo) Lin

Introduced: 8 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-44185  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-126  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade apache/httpd to version 2.4.68 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Over-read in the send_request function of the mod_ssl OCSP implementation when handling outbound OCSP requests to a server controlled by an attacker. An attacker can access sensitive memory contents by crafting malicious OCSP responses.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1