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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-7668

apache2 CVE-2017-7668

Published Feb 22, 2022 · catalog updated Feb 22, 2022 · Alpine Alpine Linux

Patch now

CVE-2017-7668 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Alpine Alpine Linux against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
57.47%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
alpine apache2 · vendor Apache HTTP Server

The HTTP strict parsing changes added in Apache httpd 2.2.32 and 2.4.24 introduced a bug in token list parsing, which allows ap_find_token() to search past the end of its input string. By maliciously crafting a sequence of request headers, an attacker may be able to cause a segmentation fault, or to force ap_find_token() to return an incorrect value.

Are you affected?

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  • alpine apache22.4.26-r0
  • vendor Apache HTTP Serverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2017-7668

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-7668 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Alpine Alpine Linux against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 2.4.26-r0. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 57.47%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 22, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  2. Oct 17, 2026 · Alpine Linux Security

    Detected

    CVE-2017-7668 is fixed in Alpine edge package apache2 2.4.26-r0 (main).

Sources

  • Alpine Linux SecurityPackage advisoryCVE-2017-7668

    CVE-2017-7668 is fixed in Alpine edge package apache2 2.4.26-r0 (main).

    security.alpinelinux.org
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-7668

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-7668

    30-day exploitation probability 57.5%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-7668

    The HTTP strict parsing changes added in Apache httpd 2.2.32 and 2.4.24 introduced a bug in token list parsing, which allows ap_find_token() to search past the end of its input string. By maliciously crafting a sequence of request headers, an attacker may be able to cause a segme

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.