CVE-2024-50305 Apache Traffic Server: Valid Host field value can cause crashes
A valid Host header can crash Apache Traffic Server, causing a denial of service for administrators running affected versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-50305?
CVE-2024-50305 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, published on 14 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Valid Host header field can cause Apache Traffic Server to crash on some platforms.
This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 9.2.0 through 9.2.5.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.6, which fixes the issue, or 10.0.2, which does not have the issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50305?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Traffic Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50305?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-50305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50305, GHSA-45gh-j7vr-755q, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50305, USN-8050-1.