# CVE-2024-31309: Apache Traffic Server: HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames can be utilized for DoS attack

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-10 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0, through 8.1.9; from 9.0.0, through 9.2.3

## Description

HTTP/2 CONTINUATION DoS attack can cause Apache Traffic Server to consume more resources on the server. Version from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.3 are affected. Users can set a new setting (proxy.config.http2.max_continuation_frames_per_minute) to limit the number of CONTINUATION frames per minute. ATS does have a fixed amount of memory a request can use and ATS adheres to these limits in previous releases. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 8.1.10 or 9.2.4 which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/f9qh3g3jvy153wh82pz4onrfj1wh13kc
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QV77HYM7ARSTL3B6U3IFG7PHDU65WL4I/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3XON6RM5ZKCZ6K6NB7BOTAWMJQKXJDO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PBKLPQ6ECG4PGEPRCYI3Y3OITNDEFCCV/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00021.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/10/7

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