CVE-2024-28869
Traefik Content Length Header Denial of Service
Description
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option.
INFO
Published Date :
April 12, 2024, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 15, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 12, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option. Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/240b83b77351dfd8cadb91c305b84e9d22e0f9c6 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeouts [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5 [No types assigned] Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-755 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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