CVE-2024-28871

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28871
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-28871.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-28871
Aliases
  • GHSA-ffr2-45w9-7wmg
Downstream
Related
Published
2024-04-04T14:46:02Z
Modified
2025-10-22T18:41:55.448373Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Excessive CPU used on malformed traffic
Details

LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and the related bits and pieces. Version 0.5.46 may parse malformed request traffic, leading to excessive CPU usage. Version 0.5.47 contains a patch for the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-770"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/oisf/libhtp

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/oisf/libhtp
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
bf618ec7f243cebfb0f7e84c3cb158955cb32b4d

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.5
0.5.0
0.5.1
0.5.10
0.5.11
0.5.12
0.5.13
0.5.14
0.5.15
0.5.16
0.5.17
0.5.18
0.5.19
0.5.2
0.5.20
0.5.21
0.5.22
0.5.23
0.5.24
0.5.25
0.5.26
0.5.27
0.5.28
0.5.29
0.5.3
0.5.30
0.5.31
0.5.32
0.5.33
0.5.34
0.5.35
0.5.36
0.5.37
0.5.38
0.5.39
0.5.4
0.5.40
0.5.41
0.5.42
0.5.43
0.5.44
0.5.45
0.5.5
0.5.6
0.5.7
0.5.8
0.5.9

Database specific

vanir_signatures

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