CVE-2026-48834

Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service via a specially crafted Accept-Language header that triggers excessive CPU consumption during parsing. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Analyzed - security@apache.org

Published

2026-08-05

Last modified

2026-10-23

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected products

• Answer (Apache)
• Apache Answer (Apache Software Foundation)

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/0yg5smwnbrhqs55m5h61gn42mcs8s95p
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/9