Resource Exhaustion Affecting jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2-devel package, versions <0:1.29.0-9.jbcs.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.71% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JBCSHTTPD24NGHTTP2DEVEL-3621622
  • 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 jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2-devel to version 0:1.29.0-9.jbcs.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0367.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2-devel package and not the jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2-devel 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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