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CVE-2024-23837

LibHTP unbounded folded header handling leads to denial service

Published: Feb 26, 2024Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-770
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 35.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol. Crafted traffic can cause excessive processing time of HTTP headers, leading to denial of service. This issue is addressed in 0.5.46.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected Products

АО «Лаборатория Касперского»
commercial·RUaka ao laboratoriya kasperskogo, kaspersky
Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack PlatformOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and ResponseOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
Open Information Security Foundation
oss-projectaka libhtp, ofis, suricata
SuricataOn-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
LibHTPOn-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «ТСС»
commercialaka diamond vpn//fw, diamond acs
МКСЗ «Diamond VPN//FW»On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
OISF
oss-projectaka suricata-update, libhtp, suricata
libhtpOn-premLibrary
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m
github.com
https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a
github.com
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444
redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org
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