Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2024-38479
CVE-2024-50305
CVE-2024-50306
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-252
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Apache Traffic Server
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU100503

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38479

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cache poisoning attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Cache key plugin. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the application and perform a cache poisoning attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Traffic Server: 9.0.0 - 10.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0y


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU100502

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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-2024-50305

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

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 the HTTP Host header. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Traffic Server: 9.0.0 - 10.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0y


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Unchecked Return Value

EUVDB-ID: #VU100501

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50306

CWE-ID: CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not drop privileges upon startup. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Traffic Server: 9.0.0 - 10.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0y


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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