Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify Apache reverse proxy with mod_proxy_html
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DeliveryGain control of or influence over upstream backend
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ExploitReturn crafted HTML response
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ExecutionTrigger heap overflow in proxy_html filter
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PersistCrash httpd worker process
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ImpactDenial of service for proxied vhost
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Heap buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0-2.4.67 must be running with mod_proxy_html loaded and ProxyHTMLEnable active on the request path, configured as a reverse proxy (ProxyPass / ProxyPassReverse) to a backend that the attacker either controls outright or can influence into returning crafted HTML - the description names 'an untrusted backend' as the exploitation vector. No client-side authentication or user interaction against the Apache front-end is required (PR:N/UI:N), but exploitation is gated by (1) the proxy_html module actually being enabled (non-default for many deployments), (2) the affected vhost proxying to an attacker-reachable or attacker-controlled origin, and (3) the response being processed through the HTML rewriting filter rather than being passed through verbatim. Impact is limited to availability (A:H, C:N, I:N), so this condition set yields DoS rather than code execution. |
| Impact | Signals are mixed and warrant context: CVSS 7.5 is driven entirely by A:H (availability), with C:N and I:N - so this is a crash/DoS-class bug, not RCE, despite CWE-122 being a memory-corruption class that can sometimes escalate. The attack vector is network and unauthenticated (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), but exploitation requires that the Apache instance be configured as a reverse proxy with mod_proxy_html enabled AND that the attacker control or compromise the backend origin - the description explicitly states 'an attack by an untrusted backend.' This sharply limits realistic exposure to deployments fronting third-party or attacker-influenceable upstreams. The CVE is not on CISA KEV, no EPSS score was supplied, no SSVC decision was supplied, and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis, so prioritization should be patch-on-next-cycle rather than emergency unless the affected deployment proxies untrusted backends. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who controls or compromises a backend application server sitting behind an Apache reverse proxy returns a crafted HTML response that triggers the heap overflow inside mod_proxy_html as Apache rewrites links in the body, causing the worker process to crash and resulting in denial of service for clients of that vhost. The same scenario applies when Apache is configured to proxy to a third-party origin the attacker can influence (e.g., a mashup gateway or a partner-hosted service). No public PoC was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 08, 2026
Denial of service in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 through 2.4.67 stems from a heap buffer overflow in the mod_proxy_html output filter, where a malicious or compromised backend can return crafted HTML that corrupts memory in the proxying httpd worker. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) reflects unauthenticated network exploitation with availability-only impact, and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Apache HTTP Server 2.4.68 - upgrade httpd to 2.4.68 or later, which the vendor states fixes this issue, per https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, disable the output filter by removing 'LoadModule proxy_html_module' (or commenting it out) and removing ProxyHTMLEnable/ProxyHTMLURLMap directives from vhost configs; the side effect is that internal URLs in proxied HTML responses will no longer be rewritten, which can break links exposed to external clients. As a narrower compensating control, restrict ProxyPass targets to fully trusted, controlled origins (no public APIs, no user-controllable upstreams) so that an attacker cannot supply the malicious HTML body the filter parses. Monitoring httpd worker crashes and segfaults via mod_status or systemd journal can help detect exploitation attempts in the interim.
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mod_proxy_html is an Apache output filter (originally by Nick Kew, bundled with httpd since 2.4) that rewrites HTML links in responses traversing a reverse proxy so that internal URLs are rewritten for external clients. It parses and serializes HTML using libxml2 while applying ProxyHTMLURLMap rules. The CWE-122 classification (heap-based buffer overflow) indicates that data sourced from the backend HTTP response is written past the bounds of a heap-allocated buffer inside this filter, consistent with a parser or rewriting routine mis-sizing output during transformation. The affected component is identified in CPE as cpe:2.3:a:apache_software_foundation:apache_http_server, scoped to versions up to and including 2.4.67.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: apache
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3DescriptionCVE.org
A buffer overflow in mod_proxy_html in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.67 and earlier allows an attack by an untrusted backend. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes this issue.
Executive ViewAI
Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.67 contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the mod_proxy_html filter allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to crash worker processes through crafted backend responses; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. No vendor-released patch has been identified. Organizations operating Apache as reverse proxies face service availability risk, requiring immediate compensating controls to maintain business continuity for production environments.
Disable mod_proxy_html module if functionally feasible; segment network to restrict backend-to-proxy communication; implement rate-limiting on proxy ingress; deploy automated worker process health monitoring and restart capabilities; enable detailed logging of mod_proxy_html activity to detect exploitation attempts; establish failover to alternative load-balancing infrastructure if available.
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A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
A heap overflow occurs when a program writes data beyond the bounds of a buffer allocated in the heap memory region.
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SUSE
Severity: Moderate| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Affected |
| bci/php-apache bci/php-apache:8 suse/manager/4.3/proxy-httpd suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/proxy-httpd suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server suse/multi-linux-manager/5.1/x86_64/proxy-httpd suse/multi-linux-manager/5.1/x86_64/proxy-salt-broker suse/multi-linux-manager/5.1/x86_64/server suse/multi-linux-manager/5.2/x86_64/proxy-httpd suse/multi-linux-manager/5.2/x86_64/server | Affected |
EUVD-2026-35097
GHSA-3qgf-pp84-379f
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