Mod_qos: missing nul termination in json value escaping permits out-of-bounds reads
A flaw was found in mod_qos. An unauthenticated remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specially crafted JSON request when JSON body filtering is enabled. Due to improper string termination during the processing of percent-encoded input, the module reads past allocated memory boundaries, which can cause an Apache worker process to crash.
- Products
- mod_qos
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-114457
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 19:50 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
Mod_qos: missing nul termination in json value escaping permits out-of-bounds reads
core-cve · Original sourcePublished 22 Oct 2026, 06:37 UTC
A flaw was found in mod_qos. An unauthenticated remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specially crafted JSON request when JSON body filtering is enabled. Due to improper string termination during the processing of percent-encoded input, the module reads past allocated memory boundaries, which can cause an Apache worker process to crash.
cve:CVE-2026-114457
mod_qos
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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