Apache HTTP Server: HTTP/2 DoS by memory exhaustion on endless continuation frames
HTTP/2 incoming headers exceeding the limit are temporarily buffered in nghttp2 in order to generate an informative HTTP 413 response. If a client does not stop sending headers, this leads to memory exhaustion.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-27316US | high7.5 | Exploit | ||
HTTP/2 incoming headers exceeding the limit are temporarily buffered in nghttp2 in order to generate an informative HTTP 413 response. If a client does not stop sending headers, th… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/04/4DISCUSSION
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlARTICLE
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.htmlWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FO73U3SLBYFGIW2YKXOK7RI4D6DJSZ2B/WEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MIUBKSCJGPJ6M2U63V6BKFDF725ODLG7/WEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QKKDVFWBKIHCC3WXNH3W75WWY4NW42OB/WEB
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