CVE-2017-5659
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content...
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.
- Record
CVE-2017-5659- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.
- Record
CVE-2017-5659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14739 No score
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14739- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-939c-m42f-qh77
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content...
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.
- Record
GHSA-939c-m42f-qh77- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.
- Record
CVE-2017-5659- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5659
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5659- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5659
Apache Traffic Server before 6.2.1 generates a coredump when there is a mismatch between content length and chunked encoding.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5659- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
trafficserverDebian:12 |
before 7.0.0-1 | 7.0.0-1 |
trafficserverUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-2ubuntu15.3.0-2ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5659 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Traffic Server, published April 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.96%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in trafficserver 7.0.0-1.
References
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TS-4819
securityfocus.com/bid/97949
securitytracker.com/id/1038275
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5659
github.com/advisories/GHSA-939c-m42f-qh77
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5659
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5659
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/17/8
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5659