CVE-2025-53020 (GCVE-0-2025-53020)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-10 16:59
Modified
2025-07-15 19:56
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Summary
Late Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.17 up to 2.4.63. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.64, which fixes the issue.
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server Version: 2.4.17   ≤ 2.4.63
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