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[NGINX:CVE-2018-16843] Excessive memory usage in HTTP/2

Severity Low
Affected Packages 1
Unaffected Packages 2
CVEs 1
Info Packages Vulnerabilities

nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive memory consumption. 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.

Package Affected Version
pkg:nginx/nginx >= 1.9.5, <= 1.15.5
Package Unaffected Version
pkg:nginx/nginx >= 1.15.6
pkg:nginx/nginx >= 1.14.1
ID
NGINX:CVE-2018-16843
Severity
low
Published
2018-11-07T14:29:00
(5 years ago)
Modified
2018-11-07T14:29:00
(5 years ago)
Rights
NGINX Security Team
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:nginx/nginx nginx >= 1.9.5 <= 1.15.5
Unaffected pkg:nginx/nginx nginx >= 1.15.6
Unaffected pkg:nginx/nginx nginx >= 1.14.1
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date