CVE-2018-16844 vulnerability in NGINX and Other Products
Published on November 7, 2018
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.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2018-16844 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2018-16844
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Affected Versions
[UNKNOWN] nginx:- Version 1.15.6 is affected.
- Version 1.14.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS
10.88%
Percentile
93.23%
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