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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2024-31079

When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, undisclosed HTTP/3 requests can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate or cause other potential impact. This attack requires that a request be specifically timed during the connection draining process, which the attacker has no visibility and limited influence over.

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1 Nov 2026, 05:12 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2024-31079

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 May 2024, 16:15 UTC

When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, undisclosed HTTP/3 requests can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate or cause other potential impact. This attack requires that a request be specifically timed during the connection draining process, which the attacker has no visibility and limited influence over.

osv:CVE-2024-31079
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31079",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, undisclosed HTTP/3 requests can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate or cause other potential impact. This attack requires that a request be specifically timed during the connection draining process, which the attacker has no visibility and limited influence over.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-31079",
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      "references": [
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        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7RPLWC35WHEUFCGKNFG62ESNID25TEZ/",
        "https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139611"
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