CVE-2026-114457: Improper Null Termination in pbuchbinder mod_qos
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.7low
Affected software
pbuchbinder
mod_qos
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fedora
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-21T14:38:50.234Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-114457","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6ad9b4b44d27ba8daa3664aa
Added to database: 10/22/2026, 07:01:08 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 07:01:08 UTC
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