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high 7.5

CVE-2024-28871 json

Excessive CPU used on malformed traffic

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-25941

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libhtp Debian 13 1:0.5.47-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28871

  • libhtp Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 1:0.5.32-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • libhtp Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS 1:0.5.39-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • libhtp Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS 1:0.5.46-1ubuntu2+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28871

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libhtp openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.5.48-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14016-1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • OISF libhtp

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

Sources

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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.