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TI-2024-25719 Aliases CVE-2024-38479GHSA-c43q-432c-pfx8

Apache Traffic Server: Cache key plugin is vulnerable to cache poisoning attack

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00823 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Traffic Server8.0.0 – 8.1.11; 9.0.0 – 9.2.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache Traffic Server VendorApache Affected 8.0.0 – 8.1.11; 9.0.0 – 9.2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0 – 8.1.11VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0 to before 9.2.6VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 – 8.1.11 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 to before 9.2.6 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Apache Traffic Server — lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0y

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-33747 Apache Traffic Server: Server process can fail to drop privilegePriority MEDIUM 48
    • TI-2024-33746 Apache Traffic Server: Valid Host field value can cause crashesPriority MEDIUM 41
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38479
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c43q-432c-pfx8

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-20685 Apache Traffic Server: HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames can be utilized for DoS attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06950 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a settings flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06949 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a reset flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06947 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to ping floods, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-20588 Apache Traffic Server: Malformed http/2 frames can cause an abort CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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