Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting httpd24-nghttp2 package, versions <0:1.7.1-7.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-HTTPD24NGHTTP2-4737976
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed29 Nov 2017

Introduced: 29 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-8816  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 httpd24-nghttp2 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-nghttp2 package and not the httpd24-nghttp2 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The NTLM authentication feature in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 on 32-bit platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving long user and password fields.