Apache HTTP Server: buffer overflow in mod_proxy_ajp via ajp_msg_check_header()
cve-program · CVE-2026-28780
PublishedHeap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mod_proxy_ajp of Apache HTTP Server. If mod_proxy_ajp connects to a malicious AJP server this AJP server can send a malicious AJP message back to mod_proxy_ajp and cause it to write 4 attacker controlled bytes after the end of a heap based buffer. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: through 2.4.66. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-28780
PublishedApache HTTP Server: buffer overflow in mod_proxy_ajp via ajp_msg_check_header()
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mod_proxy_ajp of Apache HTTP Server. If mod_proxy_ajp connects to a malicious AJP server this AJP server can send a malicious AJP message back to mod_proxy_ajp and cause it to write 4 attacker controlled bytes after the end of a heap based buffer. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: through 2.4.66. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.
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- 5 May 2026 21:29:41 UTC
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- 14 Sep 2026 12:04:33 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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