vulnerability

IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2024-40725: Apache HTTP Server allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-39884 related to ignoring some use of the legacy content-type based configuration of handlers

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 29, 2024
Added
Nov 20, 2025
Modified
Nov 20, 2025

Description

Apache HTTP Server allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-39884 related to ignoring some use of the legacy content-type based configuration of handlers. By using AddType, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability, resulting in source code disclosure of local content.

Solutions

ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph62263-for-9_0ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph62263-for-8_5ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-9_0_5_21ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-8_5_5_27
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