CVE-2017-7679

critical Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
30.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: June 20, 2017 (3251 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

In Apache httpd 2.2.x before 2.2.33 and 2.4.x before 2.4.26, mod_mime can read one byte past the end of a buffer when sending a malicious Content-Type response header.

CWE

CWE-126

Affected Products

apache http server

References

🔗 www.debian.org 🔗 www.oracle.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 access.redhat.com