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CVE-2025-53020: Apache HTTP Server: HTTP/2 DoS by Memory Increase

Description

Late Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server.

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.17 up to 2.4.63.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.64, which fixes the issue.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-53020

Problem Types

CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Affected Products

Vendor: Apache Software Foundation

Product: Apache HTTP Server

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 3.05% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-07-12 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53020
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

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