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RGW DoS attack with empty HTTP header in S3 object copy

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Ceph is a distributed object, block, and file storage platform. In versions up to and including 19.2.3, using the argument `x-amz-copy-source` to put an object and specifying an empty string as its content leads to the RGW daemon crashing, resulting in a DoS attack. As of time of publication, no known patched versions exist.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-47866
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 01:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

RGW DoS attack with empty HTTP header in S3 object copy

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Nov 2025, 18:28 UTC

Ceph is a distributed object, block, and file storage platform. In versions up to and including 19.2.3, using the argument `x-amz-copy-source` to put an object and specifying an empty string as its content leads to the RGW daemon crashing, resulting in a DoS attack. As of time of publication, no known patched versions exist.

osv:CVE-2024-47866
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "RGW DoS attack with empty HTTP header in S3 object copy",
    "summary": "Ceph is a distributed object, block, and file storage platform. In versions up to and including 19.2.3, using the argument `x-amz-copy-source` to put an object and specifying an empty string as its content leads to the RGW daemon crashing, resulting in a DoS attack. As of time of publication, no known patched versions exist.",
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