#VU82989 Input validation error in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2023-39456
Published: November 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82989
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-39456
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Traffic Server
Apache Traffic Server
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling HTTP/2 frames. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/5py8h42mxfsn8l1wy6o41xwhsjlsd87q
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZKQSIKIAT5TJ3WSLU3RDBQ35YX4GY4V3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JIZSEFC3YKCGABA2BZW6ZJRMDZJMB7PJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VHUHTSXLXGXS7JYKBXTA3VINUPHTNGVU/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5549