{"id":"CVE-2024-28869","aliases":["GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw","GO-2024-2722"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28869","summary":"Possible denial of service vulnerability with Content-length header in Traefik","details":"There is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing requests with `Content-length` and no `body` .\n\nSending 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.\n\n## Patches\n\n- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2\n- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5\n\n## Workarounds\n\nFor affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the [readTimeout](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeouts) option.\n\n## For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please [open an issue](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/issues).","published":"2024-04-12T21:08:36.288Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:38.657382234Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/traefik/traefik/v3","fixedVersion":"3.0.0-rc5"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/traefik/traefik/v2","fixedVersion":"2.11.2"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/traefik/traefik","fixedVersion":"2.11.2"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/240b83b77351dfd8cadb91c305b84e9d22e0f9c6","label":"traefik/traefik@240b83b"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeouts"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/28xxx/CVE-2024-28869.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28869"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/240b83b77351dfd8cadb91c305b84e9d22e0f9c6"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:38.657382234Z"}}