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Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Apache HTTP Server ProxyPassReverseCookieMap

IdentifiersCVE-2026-34356CWE-122· Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2026-34356 is a heap-based buffer overflow in Apache HTTP Server affecting the ProxyPassReverseCookie* reverse cookie mapping functionality, specifically referenced as ProxyPassReverseCookieMap. The issue affects Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.67. According to the provided content, the flaw can be triggered when httpd interacts with a malicious or untrusted backend server, causing an overflow in internal heap-allocated structures during reverse cookie mapping processing. Apache fixed the issue in the 2.4.x branch in revision r1935008 and released the fix in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.68.

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Successful exploitation can corrupt heap memory in the Apache HTTP Server process. Based on the provided content, the most directly supported impact is process instability or denial of service via crash. As with heap-based buffer overflows generally, memory corruption may also create conditions for further exploitation, but the provided material does not establish confirmed code execution in the wild or as a demonstrated outcome for this CVE.

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No specific workaround or mitigation for CVE-2026-34356 is provided in the supplied content. The available guidance is to upgrade affected Apache HTTP Server installations to 2.4.68. Where immediate patching is not possible, reducing exposure to untrusted or attacker-controlled backend servers used with ProxyPassReverseCookie* may reduce risk, but this is not presented in the source material as an official Apache workaround.

Remediation

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Upgrade Apache HTTP Server to version 2.4.68 or later. The provided content states that version 2.4.68 fixes CVE-2026-34356, with the fix identified as revision r1935008 in the 2.4.x branch.
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