CVE-2018-16844 Information
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nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive CPU usage. This issue affects nginx compiled with the ngx_http_v2_module (not compiled by default) if the ‘http2’ option of the ‘listen’ directive is used in a configuration file.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00035.html http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000220.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105868 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042038 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3680 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3681 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16844 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3812-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4335
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction Required
NONE
Scope
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
UNCHANGED
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Base Score
HIGH
Base Severity
7.5