Resource exhaustion in Apache Traffic_server

CVE-2019-9512

Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to ping floods, potentially leading to a denial of service. The attacker sends continual pings to an HTTP/2 peer, causing the peer to build an internal queue of responses. Depending on how efficie…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.834 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9512?
CVE-2019-9512 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Traffic_server, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-9512?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-9512 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.