Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting mod_http2 package, versions <0:1.11.3-3.module+el8.0.0+5348+de75177e


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
27% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-MODHTTP2-2541547
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Aug 2019

Introduced: 13 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-9517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 mod_http2 to version 0:1.11.3-3.module+el8.0.0+5348+de75177e or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2893.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mod_http2 package and not the mod_http2 package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to unconstrained interal data buffering, potentially leading to a denial of service. The attacker opens the HTTP/2 window so the peer can send without constraint; however, they leave the TCP window closed so the peer cannot actually write (many of) the bytes on the wire. The attacker then sends a stream of requests for a large response object. Depending on how the servers queue the responses, this can consume excess memory, CPU, or both.

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