#VU98716 Resource exhaustion in libhtp - CVE-2024-45797

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#VU98716 Resource exhaustion in libhtp - CVE-2024-45797

Published: October 16, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98716
Vulnerability risk: 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-2024-45797
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libhtp
Software vendor:
Open Information Security Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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