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Mod_qos: undersized connection-monitor scratch array permits heap buffer overflow

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

A flaw was found in mod_qos. An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by maintaining numerous concurrent low-rate connections to a target server. When connection rate monitoring is active, the module fails to verify array boundaries when recording client IP addresses, allowing more connection records to be added than the allocated buffer can hold. This issue leads to heap memory corruption, which can crash the web server process.

Products
mod_qos
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-114458
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 19:50 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

Mod_qos: undersized connection-monitor scratch array permits heap buffer overflow

core-cve · Original source

Published 22 Oct 2026, 06:37 UTC

A flaw was found in mod_qos. An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by maintaining numerous concurrent low-rate connections to a target server. When connection rate monitoring is active, the module fails to verify array boundaries when recording client IP addresses, allowing more connection records to be added than the allocated buffer can hold. This issue leads to heap memory corruption, which can crash the web server process.

cve:CVE-2026-114458

mod_qos

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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