UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23837

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23837

    Published: 26 Feb 2024Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2024-23837
    Aliases:
    USN-7814-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23837, https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m, https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a, https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444, https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23837, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7814-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libhtp

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.5.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    0.5.15-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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