Out-of-bounds write in Apache HTTP Server
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
HTTP/2 (2.4.20 through 2.4.39) very early pushes, for example configured with "H2PushResource", could lead to an overwrite of memory in the pushing request's pool, leading to crashes. The memory copied is that of the configured push link header values, not data supplied by the client.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.14563 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Apache HTTP Server | 2.4.20 to 2.4.39 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Apache HTTP Server Vendor— Affected 2.4.20 to 2.4.39 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2020:4751 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd:2.4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) httpd-2.4.37-30.module+el8.3.0+7001+0766b9e7.aarch64::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-30.module+el8.3.0+7001+0766b9e7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-30.module+el8.3.0+7001+0766b9e7.s390x::httpd:2.4 +38
- RHSA-2020:1337 Released 2020-04-06 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 SP2 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 6 Server jbcs-httpd24-apr-1.6.3-86.jbcs.el6, jbcs-httpd24-apr-devel-1.6.3-86.jbcs.el6, jbcs-httpd24-brotli-1.0.6-21.jbcs.el6 +17
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server jbcs-httpd24-apr-1.6.3-86.jbcs.el7, jbcs-httpd24-apr-devel-1.6.3-86.jbcs.el7, jbcs-httpd24-brotli-1.0.6-21.jbcs.el7 +17
- RHSA-2020:1336 Released 2020-04-06 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 SP2 security update
- JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 SP2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 SP2 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1336 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4751 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1337 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1337 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10081
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2vp-q2q2-hm8m
References
Advisory 5
Other 15
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0003/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84341091?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073143 [3/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [12/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [12/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [13/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Sources
- CVE-2019-10081 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-10081 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c2vp-q2q2-hm8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-10081 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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