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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-10097

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4.32-2.4.39, when mod_remoteip was configured to use a trusted intermediary proxy server using the "PROXY" protocol, a specially crafted PROXY header could trigger a stack buffer overflow or NULL pointer deference.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 52.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4.32-2.4.39, when mod_remoteip was configured to use a trusted intermediary proxy server using the "PROXY" protocol, a specially crafted PROXY header could trigger a stack buffer overflow or NULL pointer deference. This vulnerability could only be triggered by a trusted proxy and not by untrusted HTTP clients.

CVSS 3.1
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
52.87% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476, CWE-787
Affected
apache/http server · oracle/communications element manager · oracle/communications session report manager · oracle/communications session route manager · oracle/enterprise manager ops center · oracle/http server · oracle/instantis enterprisetrack · oracle/retail xstore point of service
Source
security@apache.org
EPSS trend
0%28%55%27 October 2026: 52.87%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 52.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.