Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification) Affecting github.com/apple/swift-nio-http2 package, versions <1.38.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SWIFT-APPLESWIFTNIOHTTP2-11958969
  • published18 Aug 2025
  • disclosed13 Aug 2025
  • creditGal Bar Nahum, AnatBB, YanivRL

Introduced: 13 Aug 2025

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-405  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade apple/swift-nio-http2 to version 1.38.0 or higher.

Overview

apple/swift-nio-http2 is a HTTP/2 support for SwiftNIO.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification) due to the handling of HTTP/2 connections. An attacker can cause resource exhaustion by interleaving malicious traffic with legitimate traffic to evade existing prevention mechanisms.

References

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