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    CVE-2018-16844

    nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive CPU usage. This issue affects nginx compiled with the ngx_http_v2_module (not compiled by default) if the 'http2' option of the 'listen' directive is used in a configuration file.

    Published:Nov 6, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Nov 7, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.09263
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Xcode
    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Nginx
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00035.html
    http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000220.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/36
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105868
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042038
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3680
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3681
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16844
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212818
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3812-1/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4335
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00035.html
    http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000220.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/36
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105868
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042038
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3680
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3681
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16844
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212818
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3812-1/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4335

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