CVE-2024-28871
Excessive CPU used on malformed traffic
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 4, 2024 at 02:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibhtp
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/79e713f3e527593a45f545e854cd9e6fbb3cd3edx_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/bf618ec7f243cebfb0f7e84c3cb158955cb32b4dx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-ffr2-45w9-7wmgx_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6757SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHGitHub_M
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-770
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