httpd fails to proxy with "ajp_msg_append_cvt_string(): BufferOverflowException 4 8186" error

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Issue

  • Some requests are failing to proxy through httpd to JBoss and we see the following error:

    [error] ajp_msg_append_cvt_string(): BufferOverflowException 4 8186
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • JBoss Enterprise Web Server (EWS)
  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
  • Apache httpd
  • mod_proxy
  • mod_cluster

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