Traefik vulnerable to denial of service with Content-length header
There is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing requests with `Content-length` and no `body` . 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. ## Patches - https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2 - https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5 ## Workarounds For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the [readTimeout](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeouts) option. ## For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please [open an issue](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/issues).
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-28869US | — | — | ||
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 indefi… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeoutsWEB
- https://github.com/traefik/traefikPACKAGE
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/240b83b77351dfd8cadb91c305b84e9d22e0f9c6WEB
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2WEB
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5WEB
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfwWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28869ADVISORY
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