nghttp2 Memory Exhaustion via HTTP/2 Header Buffer Overflow
CVE-2024-27316 Published on April 4, 2024
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-27316 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to security team
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-27316
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server:- Version 2.4.17, <= 2.4.58 is affected.
- Version 2.4.17, <= 2.4.58 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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