CVE-2024-23837 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in LibHTP, a security-aware HTTP parser, affecting products like Fedora and OISF LibHTP. Crafted HTTP traffic can trigger excessive processing time of HTTP headers, leading to a denial of service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.5.46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oisf:libhtp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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