[UPDATE] [medium] Apache HttpComponents: Vulnerability enables Denial of Service
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents to conduct a Denial of Service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents enables remote denial of service attacks.
- Who is affected
- Applications using affected versions of Apache HttpComponents.
- Urgency
- Medium severity denial of service vulnerability; patch and redeploy to prevent service disruption.
- Action
- Update Apache HttpComponents dependency to the patched version in all affected applications.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2024-1039
Recent advisories for Apache HttpComponents
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[NEW] [medium] Apache HttpComponents: Vulnerability enables denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-08-24
- medium[NEW] [medium] Apache HttpComponents Core: Multiple vulnerabilities allow Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-08-14
- medium[NEW] [medium] Apache HttpComponents: Vulnerability enables Bypass of Security Measurescert-bund · 2026-08-12
- criticalCVE-2026-71290: Improper TLS hostname verification vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents Client 5.4 or newer.…nvd · 2026-08-11
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Apache HttpComponents: Vulnerability enables bypass of security measurescert-bund · 2026-08-03
- mediumGHSA-hjcp-jmpx-g3qm: Apache HttpComponents Client: Connection Leak on Content-Encoding Decode Error Leads to P…ghsa · 2026-07-31
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