7.5

CVE-2024-28871: oisf libhtp

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-28871DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28871openSUSE-SU-2024:14016-1
Published 04-04-2024Last modified 26-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-28871 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in oisf libhtp. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-7814-1

Timeline

  1. 04-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.84% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libhtp< 1:0.5.47-1
Oisf1 product
Opensuse1 product
  • libhtp&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 0.5.48-2.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • libhtp< 1:0.5.32-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 1:0.5.39-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 1:0.5.46-1ubuntu2+esm1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

9 links