Remote DoS via H2_send Loop in HAProxy 2.9.x<2.9.10, 3.0.x<3.0.4, 3.1.x<3.1-dev6
CVE-2024-45506 Published on September 4, 2024
HAProxy 2.9.x before 2.9.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.4, and 3.1.x through 3.1-dev6 allows a remote denial of service for HTTP/2 zero-copy forwarding (h2_send loop) under a certain set of conditions, as exploited in the wild in 2024.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-45506 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Infinite Loop Vulnerability?
The program contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. If the loop can be influenced by an attacker, this weakness could allow attackers to consume excessive resources such as CPU or memory.
CVE-2024-45506 has been classified to as an Infinite Loop vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-45506
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Exploit Probability
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