{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3b9ed734874e8bf64f1239abac42f77e99cfd906"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/oisf/libhtp",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/23xxx/CVE-2024-23837.json"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2024-23837",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T23:08:29.076671033Z",
  "published": "2024-02-26T16:17:24.372Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00009.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6444"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/23xxx/CVE-2024-23837.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9wf-rrjj-qx8m"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23837"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/20ac301d801cdf01b3f021cca08a22a87f477c4a"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "LibHTP unbounded folded header handling leads to denial service"
}