vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-42516): Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N) | Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 | Aug 21, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
Jul 10, 2025
Added
Jul 17, 2025
Modified
Aug 21, 2025
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
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-apache2
References
- CVE-2024-42516
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-42516
- CWE-20
- UBUNTU-USN-7639-1
- UBUNTU-USN-7639-2
- URL-https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- URL-https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#CVE-2024-42516
- URL-https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7639-1
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42516
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