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CVE-2024-28871
Excessive CPU used on malformed traffic
High7.5EPSS 0.84%
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- Updated
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- GitHub_M
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.84% · top 42% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
References (4)
- https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-ffr2-45w9-7wmg (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/79e713f3e527593a45f545e854cd9e6fbb3cd3ed (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/bf618ec7f243cebfb0f7e84c3cb158955cb32b4d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6757 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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