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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N), but the TOCTOU race window makes exploitation high-complexity (AC:H); impact is availability-heavy with only low C/I from freed-memory access.
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CVSS VectorVendor: apache
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Apache Traffic Server has use-after-free and time-of-check/time-of-use errors in remap configuration handling.
This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.14, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.3.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which fix the issue.
AnalysisAI
Memory corruption in Apache Traffic Server's remap configuration handling lets remote attackers trigger a use-after-free and time-of-check/time-of-use race, primarily crashing the proxy (high availability impact) with secondary low-level confidentiality and integrity exposure. It affects the 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x branches up to 8.1.9, 9.2.14, and 10.1.3, and is fixed in 9.2.15 and 10.1.4. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation targets Apache Traffic Server's remap configuration handling (remap.config rule processing) and requires triggering the use-after-free / TOCTOU race - the CVSS 4.0 AT:P bit signals that a non-trivial attack requirement (winning the timing window between the check and the use, typically during concurrent remap processing or config reload) must be satisfied. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | Signals are moderate-to-high but not maximal. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker with network reach to the proxy sends a stream of crafted requests timed to coincide with remap rule processing or a configuration reload, aiming to hit the check-then-use window and access memory freed by a concurrent operation. Success crashes the affected worker (denial of service) and may leak or corrupt small amounts of adjacent state; reliability is limited because the attacker must repeatedly race the timing window. … |
| Remediation | Vendor-released patch: upgrade to 9.2.15 (for the 8.x and 9.x lines) or 10.1.4 (for the 10.x line), as directed in the Apache advisory at https://lists.apache.org/thread/5prl9glcm9g2swnq9hqxvnokylm1gr6d. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, inventory all systems running Apache Traffic Server to identify deployments on affected versions (8.x, 9.x up to 9.2.14, and 10.x up to 10.1.3). …
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