Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2024· Updated Nov 4, 2025
Apache Traffic Server: HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames can be utilized for DoS attack
CVE-2024-31309
Description
HTTP/2 CONTINUATION DoS attack can cause Apache Traffic Server to consume more resources on the server. Version from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.3 are affected.
Users can set a new setting (proxy.config.http2.max_continuation_frames_per_minute) to limit the number of CONTINUATION frames per minute. ATS does have a fixed amount of memory a request can use and ATS adheres to these limits in previous releases. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 8.1.10 or 9.2.4 which fixes the issue.
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Affected products
2>=8.0.0 <=8.1.9 || >=9.0.0 <=9.2.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=8.0.0 <=8.1.9 || >=9.0.0 <=9.2.3
- (no CPE)range: 8.0.0
Patches
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References
7- lists.apache.org/thread/f9qh3g3jvy153wh82pz4onrfj1wh13kcmitrevendor-advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16mitre
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/10/7mitre
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00021.htmlmitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PBKLPQ6ECG4PGEPRCYI3Y3OITNDEFCCV/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QV77HYM7ARSTL3B6U3IFG7PHDU65WL4I/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3XON6RM5ZKCZ6K6NB7BOTAWMJQKXJDO/mitre
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