Packages
- libhtp - Security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol
Details
It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly handle certain HTTP
headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-23837)
It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly parse certain HTTP
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-28871)
It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly parse certain HTTP
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2024-45797)
It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use...
It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly handle certain HTTP
headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-23837)
It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly parse certain HTTP
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-28871)
It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly parse certain HTTP
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2024-45797)
It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2025-53537)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.04 plucky | libhtp-dev – 1:0.5.49-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libhtp2 – 1:0.5.49-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | libhtp-dev – 1:0.5.46-1ubuntu2+esm1 | ||
| libhtp2 – 1:0.5.46-1ubuntu2+esm1 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | libhtp-dev – 1:0.5.39-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libhtp2 – 1:0.5.39-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | libhtp-dev – 1:0.5.32-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libhtp2 – 1:0.5.32-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libhtp-dev – 1:0.5.26-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libhtp2 – 1:0.5.26-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | libhtp-dev – 0.5.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libhtp1 – 0.5.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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