CVE-2024-27316
Published: April 4, 2024Last modified: April 15, 2024
Description
HTTP/2 incoming headers exceeding the limit are temporarily buffered in nghttp2 in order to generate an informative HTTP 413 response. If a client does not stop sending headers, this leads to memory exhaustion.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | apache2 | Fixed (2.4.59-r0) |
| Stream | apache2 | Fixed (2.4.59-r0) |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/04/4
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FO73U3SLBYFGIW2YKXOK7RI4D6DJSZ2B/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MIUBKSCJGPJ6M2U63V6BKFDF725ODLG7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QKKDVFWBKIHCC3WXNH3W75WWY4NW42OB/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240415-0013/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16