Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apache Answer Affected by Improper Header Handling

CVE-2026-48834

What is CVE-2026-48834?

An improper handling of length parameter inconsistency in Apache Answer allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the system by sending specially crafted Accept-Language headers. This can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the parsing process, resulting in a denial of service. It is crucial for users to upgrade to version 2.0.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability effectively.

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