CVE-2024-24989 HIGH

CVE-2024-24989: NGINX HTTP/3 QUIC vulnerability

Vendor F5
Product NGINX Plus
Weakness CWE-476
Published February 14, 2024
Last update May 12, 2025

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

Description

When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, undisclosed requests can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate. Note: The HTTP/3 QUIC module is not enabled by default and is considered experimental. For more information, refer to Support for QUIC and HTTP/3 https://nginx.org/en/docs/quic.html . NOTE: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

February 14, 2024 CVE published
May 12, 2025 Record updated