CVE-2017-5659
HighSummary
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.
Risk Assessment
Coredumps may expose sensitive information and lead to potential attacks on the system. Organizations should be aware of the risks associated with improper data handling.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade Apache Traffic Server to version 6.2.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server
See all- CVE-2016-5396High
Apache Traffic Server versions 6.0.0 to 6.2.0 are affected by an HPACK Bomb Attack.
- CVE-2014-3525High
Unspecified vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server versions 3.x through 3.2.5, 4.x before 4.2.1.1, and 5.x before 5.0.1. This vulnerability may be related to health checks, but its impact and attack vectors are unknown.
- CVE-2026-58162Critical
The certifier plugin in Apache Traffic Server generates certificates based on attacker-controlled client SNI. Affects versions 8.0.0-8.1.9, 9.0.0-9.2.14, 10.0.0-10.1.3.
- CVE-2026-58155Critical
Apache Traffic Server truncates over-long header names, allowing header aliasing, request smuggling, and policy bypass. Affects versions 8.0.0-8.1.9, 9.0.0-9.2.14, 10.0.0-10.1.3.
- CVE-2026-58150Critical
Apache Traffic Server does not reject Transfer-Encoding in HTTP/2 requests, allowing downgrade request smuggling. Affects versions 8.0.0-8.1.9, 9.0.0-9.2.14, 10.0.0-10.1.3.
- CVE-2026-57834Critical
Apache Traffic Server is vulnerable to request smuggling when chunked messages are malformed. This affects versions from 8.0.0 to 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 to 9.2.14, and from 10.0.0 to 10.1.3.
- CVE-2026-41920Critical
Apache Traffic Server has an Improper Access Control vulnerability. This affects versions from 9.0.0 to 9.1.14 and from 10.0.0 to 10.1.3.
- CVE-2026-33267Critical
Apache Traffic Server has an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. This affects versions from 9.2.0 to 9.2.14 and from 10.1.0 to 10.1.3.
- CVE-2023-33934Critical
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server through version 9.2.1.
- CVE-2015-3249Critical
The HTTP/2 experimental feature in Apache Traffic Server 5.3.x before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the frame_handlers array or set_dynamic_table_size function.
Original NVD description (English source)
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.