Resource Exhaustion Affecting httpd24-libnghttp2 package, versions <0:1.7.1-7.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
17.1% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-HTTPD24LIBNGHTTP2-4738667
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed18 Jul 2018

Introduced: 18 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-1333  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 httpd24-libnghttp2 to version 0:1.7.1-7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3558.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd24-libnghttp2 package and not the httpd24-libnghttp2 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

By specially crafting HTTP/2 requests, workers would be allocated 60 seconds longer than necessary, leading to worker exhaustion and a denial of service. Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.34 (Affected 2.4.18-2.4.30,2.4.33).

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