Input validation error in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2024-38479

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100503

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38479

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

Apache Traffic Server
Debian Linux
Fedora
openEuler
trafficserver
trafficserver-debuginfo
trafficserver-debugsource
trafficserver-devel
trafficserver-perl
trafficserver (Debian package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Traffic Server - addressed in versions 9.2.6, 10.0.2
trafficserver - addressed in versions 9.1.4-5, 9.2.5-2
trafficserver-debuginfo - addressed in versions 9.1.4-5, 9.2.5-2
trafficserver-debugsource - addressed in versions 9.1.4-5, 9.2.5-2
trafficserver-devel - addressed in versions 9.1.4-5, 9.2.5-2
trafficserver-perl - addressed in versions 9.1.4-5, 9.2.5-2
trafficserver (Debian package) - update to 9.2.5+ds-0+deb12u2
trafficserver - addressed in versions 9.2.6-2.el8, 9.2.6-2.el9, 9.2.6-2.fc39, 9.2.6-2.fc40, 9.2.6-2.fc41

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

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for trafficserver
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for trafficserver
• Fedora 41 update for trafficserver
• Fedora 40 update for trafficserver
• Fedora 39 update for trafficserver
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for trafficserver
• Debian update for trafficserver
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for trafficserver