CVE-2018-16844 (GCVE-0-2018-16844)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-07 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:32
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
Assigner
References
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105868 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3812-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212818 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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Impacted products
Date Public
2018-11-06 00:00
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"id": "CVE-2018-16844",
"initial_release_date": "2018-11-06T00:00:00+00:00",
"product_status:fixed": "225",
"product_status:known_affected": "7",
"product_status:known_not_affected": "23",
"source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
"status": "final",
"title": "nginx: Excessive CPU usage via flaw in HTTP/2 implementation",
"url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-16844.json",
"version": "3"
}
}
}
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vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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