VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-50306

Unchecked return value can allow Apache Traffic Server to retain privileges on startup.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 1.57%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Unchecked return value can allow Apache Traffic Server to retain privileges on startup. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 9.2.0 through 9.2.5, from 10.0.0 through 10.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.6 or 10.0.2, which fixes the issue.

CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.57% probability · 74th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-252
Affected: apache/traffic server
Source: security@apache.org

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0yMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00018.html

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.