Input validation error in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2024-35161

 

Input validation error in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2024-35161

Published: August 12, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95787
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35161
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application forwards malformed HTTP chunked trailer section to origin servers. A remote attacker can perform the request smuggling and cache poisoning attacks.


Affected software

Apache Traffic Server
Debian Linux
Fedora
trafficserver (Debian package)
trafficserver

How to mitigate CVE-2024-35161

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Traffic Server - addressed in versions 8.1.11, 9.2.5
trafficserver (Debian package) - update to 9.2.5+ds-0+deb12u1
trafficserver - addressed in versions 9.2.5-1.el8, 9.2.5-1.el9, 9.2.5-1.fc39, 9.2.5-1.fc40

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