Denial of service in libhtp



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-23837
CWE-ID CWE-770
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 libhtp
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Open Information Security Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU87579

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23837

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to unbounded folded header handling. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libhtp: 0.5.0 - 0.5.45

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m
https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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