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Unknown
CVE-2024-27316
Apache HTTP Server: HTTP/2 DoS by memory exhaustion on endless continuation frames
Vulnerability Description
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.
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
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Bartek Nowotarski (https://nowotarski.info/)
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Affected Vendor
Apache Software Foundation
View all reports →Affected Software
Apache HTTP Server
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.17
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 4th, 2024
Last Modified:
November 4th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available