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Status published
Medium
CVE-2018-16843
nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in...
Vulnerability Description
nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive memory consumption. 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4335
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3680
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105868
- http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000220.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042038
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16843
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3653
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3812-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00035.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212818
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/36
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
nginx
Vulnerable Versions:
1.15.6, 1.14.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 7th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L