Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-1095 Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw Traefik vulnerable to denial of service with Content-length header
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History

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:56:58.412Z

Reserved: 2024-03-11T22:45:07.688Z

Link: CVE-2024-28869

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:56:58.412Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-12T22:15:07.080

Modified: 2025-11-26T13:12:13.487

Link: CVE-2024-28869

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-04-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-28869 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:09:32Z

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