CVE-2023-45802

MEDIUM

Apache HTTP Server < 2.4.58 - Improper Resource Release

Title source: rule

Description

When a HTTP/2 stream was reset (RST frame) by a client, there was a time window were the request's memory resources were not reclaimed immediately. Instead, de-allocation was deferred to connection close. A client could send new requests and resets, keeping the connection busy and open and causing the memory footprint to keep on growing. On connection close, all resources were reclaimed, but the process might run out of memory before that. This was found by the reporter during testing of CVE-2023-44487 (HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Exploit) with their own test client. During "normal" HTTP/2 use, the probability to hit this bug is very low. The kept memory would not become noticeable before the connection closes or times out. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.58, which fixes the issue.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by MehranTurk · poc
https://github.com/MehranTurk/CVE-2023-45802

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0225
EPSS Percentile 84.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-404
Status published
Products (5)
apache/http_server 2.4.17 - 2.4.58
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 37
fedoraproject/fedora 38
fedoraproject/fedora 39
Published Oct 23, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026