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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2019-10079
Apache Traffic Server HTTP/2 Setting Flood
Description

Apache Traffic Server is vulnerable to HTTP/2 setting flood attacks. Earlier versions of Apache Traffic Server didn't limit the number of setting frames sent from the client using the HTTP/2 protocol. Users should upgrade to Apache Traffic Server 7.1.7, 8.0.4, or later versions.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 22, 2019, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-10079 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache traffic_server
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Apache Traffic Server to a patched version to prevent HTTP/2 setting flood attacks.
  • Upgrade Apache Traffic Server to 7.1.7 or later.
  • Upgrade Apache Traffic Server to 8.0.4 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-10079.

URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/392108390cef48af647a2e47b7fd5380e050e35ae8d1aa2030254c04%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad3d01e767199c1aed8033bb6b3f5bf98c011c7c536f07a5d34b3c19%40%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bde52309316ae798186d783a5e29f4ad1527f61c9219a289d0eee0a7%40%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/392108390cef48af647a2e47b7fd5380e050e35ae8d1aa2030254c04%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad3d01e767199c1aed8033bb6b3f5bf98c011c7c536f07a5d34b3c19%40%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bde52309316ae798186d783a5e29f4ad1527f61c9219a289d0eee0a7%40%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-10079 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-10079 weaknesses.

CAPEC-125: Flooding Flooding CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation Excessive Allocation CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death XML Ping of the Death CAPEC-197: Exponential Data Expansion Exponential Data Expansion CAPEC-229: Serialized Data Parameter Blowup Serialized Data Parameter Blowup CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS HTTP DoS CAPEC-482: TCP Flood TCP Flood CAPEC-486: UDP Flood UDP Flood CAPEC-487: ICMP Flood ICMP Flood CAPEC-488: HTTP Flood HTTP Flood CAPEC-489: SSL Flood SSL Flood CAPEC-490: Amplification Amplification CAPEC-491: Quadratic Data Expansion Quadratic Data Expansion CAPEC-493: SOAP Array Blowup SOAP Array Blowup CAPEC-494: TCP Fragmentation TCP Fragmentation CAPEC-495: UDP Fragmentation UDP Fragmentation CAPEC-496: ICMP Fragmentation ICMP Fragmentation CAPEC-528: XML Flood XML Flood

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-10079 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-10079 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/392108390cef48af647a2e47b7fd5380e050e35ae8d1aa2030254c04%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad3d01e767199c1aed8033bb6b3f5bf98c011c7c536f07a5d34b3c19%40%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bde52309316ae798186d783a5e29f4ad1527f61c9219a289d0eee0a7%40%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bde52309316ae798186d783a5e29f4ad1527f61c9219a289d0eee0a7%40%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/392108390cef48af647a2e47b7fd5380e050e35ae8d1aa2030254c04%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad3d01e767199c1aed8033bb6b3f5bf98c011c7c536f07a5d34b3c19%40%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad3d01e767199c1aed8033bb6b3f5bf98c011c7c536f07a5d34b3c19@%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/392108390cef48af647a2e47b7fd5380e050e35ae8d1aa2030254c04@%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bde52309316ae798186d783a5e29f4ad1527f61c9219a289d0eee0a7@%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/392108390cef48af647a2e47b7fd5380e050e35ae8d1aa2030254c04@%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/392108390cef48af647a2e47b7fd5380e050e35ae8d1aa2030254c04@%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad3d01e767199c1aed8033bb6b3f5bf98c011c7c536f07a5d34b3c19@%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad3d01e767199c1aed8033bb6b3f5bf98c011c7c536f07a5d34b3c19@%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bde52309316ae798186d783a5e29f4ad1527f61c9219a289d0eee0a7@%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bde52309316ae798186d783a5e29f4ad1527f61c9219a289d0eee0a7@%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-770
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368a52600@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E [Not Applicable]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad3d01e767199c1aed8033bb6b3f5bf98c011c7c536f07a5d34b3c19@%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/392108390cef48af647a2e47b7fd5380e050e35ae8d1aa2030254c04@%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bde52309316ae798186d783a5e29f4ad1527f61c9219a289d0eee0a7@%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368a52600@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368a52600@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E Not Applicable
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.1.7 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.10 }} 1.10%

score

0.89321

percentile