CVE-2018-16843 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-16843

Vendor [Unknown]
Product nginx
Weakness CWE-400
Published November 7, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 7, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated