vulnerability
F5 Networks: CVE-2024-42516: K000153074: Apache HTTP server vulnerability CVE-2024-42516
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N) | Aug 22, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | Apr 1, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
Aug 22, 2025
Added
Aug 22, 2025
Modified
Apr 1, 2026
Description
HTTP response splitting in the core of Apache HTTP Server allows an attacker who can manipulate the Content-Type response headers of applications hosted or proxied by the server can split the HTTP response.
This vulnerability was described as CVE-2023-38709 but the patch included in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 did not address the issue.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.64, which fixes this issue.
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
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