Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.29-1ubuntu4.10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
27.89% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-APACHE2-459199
  • published13 Aug 2019
  • 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 Ubuntu:18.04 apache2 to version 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 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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