Description

When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, undisclosed requests can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate.

Note: The HTTP/3 QUIC module is not enabled by default and is considered experimental. For more information, refer to Support for QUIC and HTTP/3 https://nginx.org/en/docs/quic.html .

NOTE: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-24989

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: F5

Product: NGINX Plus

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.08% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 36.78% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000138444
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/4

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