CVE-2026-48834 — Apache Answer: Denial of service via crafted Accept-Language header parsing

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation / Apache Answer	affected 0 through 2.0.1

CWE

CWE-400

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/0yg5smwnbrhqs55m5h61gn42mcs8s95p

ADP enrichment

CVE

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/9

CISA-ADP

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