#VU96822 Infinite loop in HAProxy - CVE-2024-45506 

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#VU96822 Infinite loop in HAProxy - CVE-2024-45506

Published: September 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96822
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-2024-45506
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
HAProxy
Software vendor:
HAProxy

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the h2_send() function when zero-copy forwarding for HTTP/2 is enabled. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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