CVE-2024-23837 HIGH

CVE-2024-23837: LibHTP unbounded folded header handling leads to denial service

Vendor Oisf
Product libhtp
Weakness CWE-770 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Published February 26, 2024
Last update November 3, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 26, 2024 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated