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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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
Remote unauthenticated DoS, but the optional prefetch plugin must be enabled to reach the code path (an attack requirement), so AC:H; availability-only impact gives A:H with C:N/I:N.
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CVSS VectorVendor: apache
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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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The Apache Traffic Server prefetch plugin can crash when processing attacker-influenced input.
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
Denial of service in Apache Traffic Server's prefetch plugin allows remote attackers to crash the caching proxy by supplying malicious input that the plugin fails to validate. Affected releases span the 8.x (8.0.0-8.1.9), 9.x (9.0.0-9.2.14), and 10.x (10.0.0-10.1.3) branches, and exploitation impacts only availability with no data exposure or code execution. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires that the target Apache Traffic Server has the prefetch plugin loaded and processing requests - this is the concrete prerequisite reflected by the CVSS 4.0 AT:P (attack requirements present) metric and the description's explicit reference to the prefetch plugin. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The signals are largely consistent and point to a real but availability-only risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker sends crafted requests to an internet-facing Apache Traffic Server instance that has the prefetch plugin enabled, supplying malformed input the plugin fails to validate. The plugin crashes the ATS process, dropping in-flight connections and denying cache/proxy service to legitimate users. … |
| Remediation | Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Apache Traffic Server 9.2.15 (for the 9.x branch) or 10.1.4 (for the 10.x branch), as directed in the Apache advisory (https://lists.apache.org/thread/5prl9glcm9g2swnq9hqxvnokylm1gr6d); note the end-of-life 8.x branch has no fixed release listed, so 8.x users should migrate to a supported patched branch. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, identify all Apache Traffic Server instances and confirm affected versions (8.x through 10.1.3). …
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