CVE-2024-31309
Apache Traffic Server: HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames can be utilized for DoS attack
HIGH 7.5EPSS 94.6%
HTTP/2 CONTINUATION DoS attack can cause Apache Traffic Server to consume more resources on the server. Version from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.3 are affected.Users can set a new setting (proxy.config.http2.max_continuation_frames_per_minute) to limit the number of CONTINUATION frames per minute. ATS does have a fixed amount of memory a request can use and ATS adheres to these limits in previous releases.Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 8.1.10 or 9.2.4 which fixes the issue.
- Affected
- Apache Software Foundation · Apache Traffic Server
- CVSS v3.1 CNA
- 7.5 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS
- 94.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile
- Published
- 2024-04-10
- Updated
- 2025-11-04
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- lockness-Ko/CVE-2024-2731618★ · 2024-04-13
Security advisories
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/f9qh3g3jvy153wh82pz4onrfj1wh13kc
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00021.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/me…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/me…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/me…
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/421644