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