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Message-ID: <4b2a29ca-70ce-b423-1b62-db6064bb21cd@apache.org>
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:50:37 +0000
From: Eric Covener <covener@...che.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE-2026-42536: Apache HTTP Server: mod_xml2enc heap overflow
Severity: low
Affected versions:
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 through 2.4.67
Description:
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_xml2enc, xml2StartParse, and untrusted content
This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.
Credit:
Zhenpeng (Leo) Lin at depthfirst (finder)
References:
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://httpd.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42536
Timeline:
2026-04-27: reported
2026-06-04: fixed in 2.4.x by r1934971
2026-06-08: 2.4.68 released
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