CVE-2024-28871

Excessive CPU used on malformed traffic

State: Published
Severity: 7.5 High
Published: Apr 4, 2024
Updated: Aug 26, 2024
Reserved: Mar 11, 2024

Description

LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and the related bits and pieces. Version 0.5.46 may parse malformed request traffic, leading to excessive CPU usage. Version 0.5.47 contains a patch for the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.5 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	GitHub_M

Weaknesses

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Affected Products

Product	Versions
libhtpOISF	= 0.5.46Affected

References

https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-ffr2-45w9-7wmg
https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/79e713f3e527593a45f545e854cd9e6fbb3cd3ed
https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/bf618ec7f243cebfb0f7e84c3cb158955cb32b4d
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6757

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