{"id":"CVE-2024-28869","title":"traefik: denial of service (CVE-2024-28869)","summary":"An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability was found in Traefik. In affected versions, sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the \"Content-length\" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default …","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":"CWE-755","vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.23","affected":["openshift_dev_spaces_rhosds 3.23"],"patched":["openshift_dev_spaces_rhosds 3.23"],"published":"2024-04-12","updated":"2026-09-21","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-21T17:22:05+00:00","source":"CSAF","sourceUrl":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2024/cve-2024-28869.json","references":[{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2024/cve-2024-28869.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28869"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2274987"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28869"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28869"},{"url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/240b83b77351dfd8cadb91c305b84e9d22e0f9c6"},{"url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15847"},{"url":"https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeouts"},{"url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik"},{"url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5"}],"tags":["csaf","vex","red-hat","osv","go"],"epss":0.01046,"epssPercentile":0.62707,"aliases":["GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw","GO-2024-2722"],"ecosystem":"go","ingestedAt":"2026-08-07T19:14:15.788Z","slug":"CVE-2024-28869","body":"## Overview\n\nAn improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability was found in Traefik. In affected versions, sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the \"Content-length\" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration, resulting in a denial of service.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2025:15847** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.23 · released 2025-09-15 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15847)\n\n**traefik: denial of service** — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2024-04-12, updated 2026-09-21.\n\nFixed:\n\n- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.23\n\nNot affected:\n\n- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.23\n\n## Remediation\n\nBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15847\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2024-28869)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 >= 3.0.0-beta3, < 3.0.0-rc5`\n- `github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 < 2.11.2`\n- `github.com/traefik/traefik < 2.11.2`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 3.0.0-rc5`\n- `github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 2.11.2`\n- `github.com/traefik/traefik 2.11.2`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}