Resource exhaustion in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2024-31309
Published: April 4, 2024 / Updated: April 18, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88113
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-31309
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Traffic Server
Apache Traffic Server
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient limitations placed on the amount of CONTINUATION frames that can be sent within a single HTTP/2 stream. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP/2 requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.