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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-48834 EUVD-2026-53396GHSA-9mxc-x85j-v2wc

Apache Answer: Denial of service via crafted Accept-Language header parsing

Published Aug 5, 2026 · Updated Aug 6, 2026 · Assigned by apache

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer ≤ 2.0.1 —

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