CVE-2024-28869

Possible denial of service vulnerability with Content-length header in Traefik

Published Apr 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-1095 Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw Traefik vulnerable to denial of service with Content-length header
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 12:56 AM
Reserved
Mar 11, 2024, 10:45 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 12, 2024, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:21 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 12, 2024, 12:00 AM