SB2025101150 - Ubuntu update for libhtp

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23837)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to unbounded folded header handling. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28871)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when parsing HTTP headers. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45797)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

4) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53537)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7814-1