Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting libhtp package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-LIBHTP-6281138
  • published9 Oct 2025
  • disclosed26 Feb 2024

Introduced: 26 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-23837  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 libhtp.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libhtp package and not the libhtp package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol. Crafted traffic can cause excessive processing time of HTTP headers, leading to denial of service. This issue is addressed in 0.5.46.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1