ubuntu-cve-2024-42516
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-07-10 17:15
Modified
2026-05-29 10:27
Summary
Details

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.


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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42516",
  "modified": "2026-05-29T10:27:31Z",
  "published": "2025-07-10T17:15:00Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42516"
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42516"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
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  ]
}



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