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HTTP Server CVE-2026-73145

MEDIUM
2026-08-13 vendor:ubuntu
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7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable HTTP DoS with no auth or complexity; availability is high impact, no confidentiality or integrity loss expected.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat
HIGH
qualitative

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Aug 14, 2026 - 20:11 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

[GHSA-58ph-q79f-7x9x: HTTP server: unbounded request accumulation]

AnalysisAI

Unbounded request accumulation in an HTTP server component affects a package distributed via Ubuntu, enabling remote attackers to exhaust server resources by sending requests faster than they are processed or discarded. The vulnerability is tracked under GHSA-58ph-q79f-7x9x and reported through Ubuntu's vendor security channel. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify network-reachable HTTP server
Delivery
Send high-volume HTTP requests
Exploit
Requests accumulate without bound
Execution
Server memory or descriptors exhausted
Impact
Service availability lost

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The server must be reachable over the network and running the affected HTTP server package. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment No CVSS vector, EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC reference is available, which significantly limits quantitative risk assessment. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An unauthenticated remote attacker sends a continuous stream of HTTP requests to the affected server at a rate exceeding the server's processing throughput. Without an enforced bound on the internal request queue, memory or file descriptors are exhausted, causing the server process to slow dramatically or crash and rendering the service unavailable to legitimate clients. …
Remediation No vendor-released patch or exact fix version is identified at time of analysis. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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