| Name | CVE-2024-23837 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libhtp (PTS) | buster | 1:0.5.30-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1:0.5.36-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1:0.5.42-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 1:0.5.49-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libhtp | source | (unstable) | 1:0.5.46-1 | | | |
Notes
[bookworm] - libhtp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - libhtp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - libhtp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m
https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a (0.5.46)
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444