vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-7814-1 (CVE-2024-23837): LibHTP vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 26, 2024 | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 13, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 26, 2024
Added
Oct 10, 2025
Modified
Oct 13, 2025
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libhtp-devubuntu-pro-upgrade-libhtp1ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libhtp2
References
- CVE-2024-23837
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-23837
- CWE-770
- UBUNTU-USN-7814-1
- URL-https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a
- URL-https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m
- URL-https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444
- URL-https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7814-1
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23837
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