Bug 2496106 (CVE-2026-54428)

Summary: CVE-2026-54428 org.apache.httpcomponents.core5/httpcore5-h2: Apache HttpComponents Core: Denial of Service via oversized HTTP/2 HPACK header blocks
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: aazores, abrianik, anujha, asoldano, ataylor, bbaranow, bmaxwell, bstansbe, ccranfor, chfoley, cmah, dlofthou, eaguilar, ebaron, ehugonne, ewittman, fmariani, fmongiar, ggrzybek, gmalinko, istudens, ivassile, iweiss, janstey, jnethert, jpechane, jraez, jwon, mcarlett, mosmerov, msvehla, nipatil, nwallace, pantinor, parichar, pberan, pesilva, pjindal, pmackay, rgodfrey, rkubis, rstancel, rstepani, sdawley, swoodman, tasato, tcunning, thjenkin, vdosoudi, yfang
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A flaw was found in Apache HttpComponents Core. This vulnerability, located in the HTTP/2 HPACK decoder, allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. By sending oversized compressed header blocks, an attacker can exhaust memory resources before the system's configured header list size limit is applied. This can lead to the affected system becoming unresponsive.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-01 18:02:47 UTC
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the HTTP/2 HPACK decoder in Apache HttpComponents Core (5.4.2 and earlier, 5.5-beta1 and earlier) allows an remote attacker to cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion by sending oversized compressed header blocks before the HTTP/2 SETTINGS acknowledgement causes the configured header list size limit to be applied.