CVE-2025-55753 (GCVE-0-2025-55753)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-05 10:12 – Updated: 2025-12-05 19:27
VLAI
Title
Apache HTTP Server: mod_md (ACME), unintended retry intervals
Summary
An integer overflow in the case of failed ACME certificate renewal leads, after a number of failures (~30 days in default configurations), to the backoff timer becoming 0. Attempts to renew the certificate then are repeated without delays until it succeeds. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.30 before 2.4.66. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.66, which fixes the issue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server Affected: 2.4.30 , < 2.4.66 (semver)
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Aisle Research
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