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CVE-2023-45802

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl
5.9
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
apache2Debian
Fixed in:2.4.59-1~deb11u1CVE-2023-45802
Fixed in:2.4.59-1~deb12u1CVE-2023-45802
Fixed in:2.4.58-1CVE-2023-45802
Fixed in:2.4.58-1CVE-2023-45802
httpdRocky
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.src::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.src::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpdRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.src::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.src::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpd-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
httpd-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpd-debugsourceRocky
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpd-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
httpd-develRocky
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpd-develRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpd-filesystemRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.noarch::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.noarch::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
httpd-filesystemRocky
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.noarch::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.noarch::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpd-manualRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.noarch::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.noarch::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
httpd-manualRocky
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.noarch::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.noarch::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
httpd-toolsRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpd-toolsRocky
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpd-tools-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
httpd-tools-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.s390x::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-64.module+el8.10.0+21332+dfb1b40e.x86_64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:3121
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.ppc64le::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
Fixed in:0:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+19808+379766d6.7.aarch64::httpd:2.4RHSA-2024:2891
jbcs-httpd24-apr-utilRocky
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-utilRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-develRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-develRocky
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-ldapRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-ldapRocky
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-ldap-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-ldap-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-mysqlRocky
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-mysqlRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el7jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util-mysql-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:0:1.6.1-103.el8jbcsRHSA-2023:7625

This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days
86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-45802?

Published advisories record a fix for 167 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2023-45802 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-45802 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-45802?

CVE-2023-45802 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-45802 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for apache2 (Debian), httpd (Rocky), httpd (Red Hat / RHEL), httpd-debuginfo (Red Hat / RHEL), and 163 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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