CVE-2010-2791: Apache HTTP Server

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 8.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend connection if a timeout occurs when reading a response from a persistent connection, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2010-2068, but for a different OS and set of affected versions.

Affected products

• Apache HTTP Server: version 2.2.9 only

Published 2010-08-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.