CVE-2017-7670
Apache Traffic Control vulnerable to Slowloris-style Denial of Service attack
The Traffic Router component of the incubating Apache Traffic Control project is vulnerable to a Slowloris style Denial of Service attack. TCP connections made on the configured DNS port will remain in the ESTABLISHED state until the client explicitly closes the connection or Traffic Router is restarted. If connections remain in the ESTABLISHED state indefinitely and accumulate in number to match the size of the thread pool dedicated to processing DNS requests, the thread pool becomes exhausted. Once the thread pool is exhausted, Traffic Router is unable to service any DNS request, regardless of transport protocol.
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
7.5
The Traffic Router component of the incubating Apache Traffic Control project is vulnerable to a Slowloris style Denial of Service attack. TCP connections made on the configured DNS port will remain in the ESTABLISHED state until the client explicitly closes the connection or Traffic Router is restarted. If connections remain in the ESTABLISHED state indefinitely and accumulate in number to match the size of the thread pool dedicated to processing DNS requests, the thread pool becomes exhausted. Once the thread pool is exhausted, Traffic Router is unable to service any DNS request, regardless of transport protocol.
- Record
CVE-2017-7670- 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-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Traffic Router component of the incubating Apache Traffic Control project is vulnerable to a Slowloris style Denial of Service attack. TCP connections made on the configured DNS port will remain in the ESTABLISHED state until the client explicitly closes the connection or Traffic Router is restarted. If connections remain in the ESTABLISHED state indefinitely and accumulate in number to match the size of the thread pool dedicated to processing DNS requests, the thread pool becomes exhausted. Once the thread pool is exhausted, Traffic Router is unable to service any DNS request, regardless of transport protocol.
- Record
CVE-2017-7670- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3672 No score
The Traffic Router component of the incubating Apache Traffic Control project is vulnerable to a Slowloris style Denial of Service attack. TCP connections made on the configured DNS port will remain in the ESTABLISHED state until the client explicitly closes the connection or Traffic Router is restarted. If connections remain in the ESTABLISHED state indefinitely and accumulate in number to match the size of the thread pool dedicated to processing DNS requests, the thread pool becomes exhausted. Once the thread pool is exhausted, Traffic Router is unable to service any DNS request, regardless of transport protocol.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3672- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2wr-c4c4-xjg7
7.5
Apache Traffic Control vulnerable to Slowloris-style Denial of Service attack
The Traffic Router component of the incubating Apache Traffic Control project is vulnerable to a Slowloris style Denial of Service attack. TCP connections made on the configured DNS port will remain in the ESTABLISHED state until the client explicitly closes the connection or Traffic Router is restarted. If connections remain in the ESTABLISHED state indefinitely and accumulate in number to match the size of the thread pool dedicated to processing DNS requests, the thread pool becomes exhausted. Once the thread pool is exhausted, Traffic Router is unable to service any DNS request, regardless of transport protocol.
- Record
GHSA-f2wr-c4c4-xjg7- 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-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
The Traffic Router component of the incubating Apache Traffic Control project is vulnerable to a Slowloris style Denial of Service attack. TCP connections made on the configured DNS port will remain in the ESTABLISHED state until the client explicitly closes the connection or Traffic Router is restarted. If connections remain in the ESTABLISHED state indefinitely and accumulate in number to match the size of the thread pool dedicated to processing DNS requests, the thread pool becomes exhausted. Once the thread pool is exhausted, Traffic Router is unable to service any DNS request, regardless of transport protocol.
- Record
CVE-2017-7670- 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
OSVGHSA-f2wr-c4c4-xjg7
7.5
Apache Traffic Control vulnerable to Slowloris-style Denial of Service attack
The Traffic Router component of the incubating Apache Traffic Control project is vulnerable to a Slowloris style Denial of Service attack. TCP connections made on the configured DNS port will remain in the ESTABLISHED state until the client explicitly closes the connection or Traffic Router is restarted. If connections remain in the ESTABLISHED state indefinitely and accumulate in number to match the size of the thread pool dedicated to processing DNS requests, the thread pool becomes exhausted. Once the thread pool is exhausted, Traffic Router is unable to service any DNS request, regardless of transport protocol.
- Record
GHSA-f2wr-c4c4-xjg7- 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-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/apache/trafficcontrolGo |
2.0.0-RC0 up to 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
github.com/apache/trafficcontrolGo |
2.1.0-RC0 to 2.1.0-RC0 | 2.1.0-RC1 |
github.com/apache/trafficcontrolGo |
before 0.0.0-20170531185407-738c10fa1b58 | 0.0.0-20170531185407-738c10fa1b58 |
github.com/apache/trafficcontrolGo |
1.1.4 up to 1.8.1 | 1.8.1 |
github.com/apache/trafficcontrolGo |
0.0.0 up to 1.1.4-0.20170531185407-738c10fa1b58 | 1.1.4-0.20170531185407-738c10fa1b58 |
github.com/apache/trafficcontrolGo |
2.1.0-RC0 up to 2.1.0-RC1 | 2.1.0-RC1 |
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-2017-7670 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Traffic Control, published July 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.67%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in github.com/apache/trafficcontrol 2.0.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/42b207e9f526353b504591684bd02a5e9fcb4b8f28534253d07740a0%40%3Cusers.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/bb09fc29e9c2ee85b118a3d5748a8a523d30cf691ff8b606c6a1748c%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c675031ac220b5eae64a9c84a03ee60045c6045738607dca4a96cb8%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7670
lists.apache.org/thread.html/42b207e9f526353b504591684bd02a5e9fcb4b8f28534253d07740a0@%3Cusers.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/bb09fc29e9c2ee85b118a3d5748a8a523d30cf691ff8b606c6a1748c@%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
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lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c675031ac220b5eae64a9c84a03ee60045c6045738607dca4a96cb8@%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
github.com/apache/trafficcontrol/pull/633
github.com/apache/trafficcontrol/pull/634
github.com/apache/trafficcontrol/commit/738c10fa1b5861e4cc3944dc7c3065d16f4a708c
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2wr-c4c4-xjg7
github.com/apache/trafficcontrol