CVE-2026-48834

Published: Aug 5, 2026Modified: Aug 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

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 (1)

Products: Apache: Answer

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Answer	Before 2.0.2

Related CWEs

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (2)

https://lists.apache.org/thread/0yg5smwnbrhqs55m5h61gn42mcs8s95p

Source: security@apache.org

Mailing ListVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/9

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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