Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU48816

Memory leak in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2020-17508

Published: December 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU48816

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17508

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the server and obtain memory contents.

Apache Traffic Server
trafficserver (Debian package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Traffic Server - addressed in versions 7.1.12, 8.1.1
trafficserver (Debian package) - update to 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u4