CVE-2024-42516 (GCVE-0-2024-42516)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-10 16:53
Modified
2025-07-15 19:56
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CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Summary
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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Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server Version: 2.4.0   ≤ 2.4.63
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