7.5

CVE-2024-38479: apache software foundation apache traffic server Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38479DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38479
Published 14-11-2024Last modified 03-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38479 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in apache software foundation apache traffic server. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.5% 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
0.82%
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 2
DLA-4055-1DSA-5896-1

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.11, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.6, which fixes the issue, or 10.0.2, which does not have the issue.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.82% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.82%

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

Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Debian1 product
  • trafficserver< 9.2.5+ds-0+deb12u2
Ubuntu1 product
  • trafficserverAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

8 links