CVE-2024-28871

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=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
2024-04-04T14:46:02.803Z
Modified
2026-07-22T02:51:17.309417Z
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 
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    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/28xxx/CVE-2024-28871.json",
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-770"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/oisf/libhtp

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/oisf/libhtp
Events
Introduced
3b9ed734874e8bf64f1239abac42f77e99cfd906
Fixed
79e713f3e527593a45f545e854cd9e6fbb3cd3ed
Fixed
bf618ec7f243cebfb0f7e84c3cb158955cb32b4d
Database specific 
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    "source": [
        "CPE_STRING",
        "REFERENCES"
    ],
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:oisf:libhtp:0.5.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0.5.46"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "0.5.46"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

0.*
0.5.46
= 0.*
= 0.5.46

Database specific

vanir_signatures 
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source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-28871.json"
vanir_signatures_modified 
"2026-07-22T02:51:17Z"