CVE-2020-9481 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache ATS 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.9, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.6 is vulnerable to a HTTP/2 slow read attack.

Published: 2020-04-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apache

ATS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.0.0 to 6.2.3`	affected	—
`7.0.0 to 7.1.9`	affected	—
`8.0.0 to 8.0.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4672-1	trafficserver security update
EUVD	EUVD-2020-30297	Apache ATS 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.9, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.6 is vulnerable to a HTTP/2 slow read attack.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02387.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r21ddaf0a4a973f3c43c7ff399ae50d2f858f13f87bd6a9551c5cf6db%40%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4672

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apache Traffic Server

Debian Debian Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2020-04-27T21:11:54.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:26:16.220Z

Reserved: 2020-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-9481

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-27T22:15:12.457

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:28:01.490

Link: CVE-2020-9481

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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