CVE-2024-42516

Publication date 10 July 2025

Last updated 16 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
apache2	25.04 plucky	Fixed 2.4.63-1ubuntu1.1
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.7
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.15
	20.04 LTS focal	Needs evaluation
	18.04 LTS bionic	Needs evaluation
	16.04 LTS xenial	Needs evaluation
	14.04 LTS trusty	Needs evaluation

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
apache2	Upstream: a7a9d81

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-7639-1
Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
16 July 2025