CVE-2026-48834 (GCVE-0-2026-48834)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 15:07 – Updated: 2026-08-06 14:35
VLAI
Title
Apache Answer: Denial of service via crafted Accept-Language header parsing
Summary
Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service via a specially crafted Accept-Language header that triggers excessive CPU consumption during parsing. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-06 14:35 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.0.1 (semver)
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Credits
tonghuaroot
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