7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-23837
LibHTP HTTP Header Denial of Service
Description

LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol. Crafted traffic can cause excessive processing time of HTTP headers, leading to denial of service. This issue is addressed in 0.5.46.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2024, 4:27 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 7, 2025, 5:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-23837 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Oisf libhtp

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-23837 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oisf:libhtp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.5.46
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a No Types Assigned https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a No Types Assigned https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m No Types Assigned https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m No Types Assigned https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444 No Types Assigned https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444 No Types Assigned https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444 Exploit
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a
    Added Reference https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/
    Added Reference https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Mar. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol. Crafted traffic can cause excessive processing time of HTTP headers, leading to denial of service. This issue is addressed in 0.5.46.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-770
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-23837 is associated with the following CWEs:

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