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TI-2024-36061 Aliases CVE-2024-53868GHSA-p9hw-v7q7-gmh5

Apache Traffic Server: Malformed chunked message body allows request smuggling

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-444Published · 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

Apache Traffic Server allows request smuggling if chunked messages are malformed.  This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 9.2.0 through 9.2.9, from 10.0.0 through 10.0.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.10 or 10.0.5, which fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00673 52nd 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 Server9.2.0 – 9.2.9; 10.0.0 – 10.0.4—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache Traffic Server VendorApache Affected 9.2.0 – 9.2.9; 10.0.0 – 10.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0 to before 9.2.10; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.5VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 to before 9.2.10; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-53868
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9hw-v7q7-gmh5
  3. 2026-10-08 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 2

  • 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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