Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2025· Updated Nov 4, 2025
Apache HTTP Server: HTTP response splitting
CVE-2024-42516
Description
HTTP response splitting in the core of Apache HTTP Server allows an attacker who can manipulate the Content-Type response headers of applications hosted or proxied by the server can split the HTTP response.
This vulnerability was described as CVE-2023-38709 but the patch included in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 did not address the issue.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.64, which fixes this issue.
Affected products
2- Range: >= 2.4.59, < 2.4.64
- Apache Software Foundation/Apache HTTP Serverv5Range: 2.4.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
1- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmitrevendor-advisory
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