CVE-2020-11080 (GCVE-0-2020-11080)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-03 00:00 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:45
VLAI
Title
Denial of service in nghttp2
Summary
In nghttp2 before version 1.41.0, the overly large HTTP/2 SETTINGS frame payload causes denial of service. The proof of concept attack involves a malicious client constructing a SETTINGS frame with a length of 14,400 bytes (2400 individual settings entries) over and over again. The attack causes the CPU to spike at 100%. nghttp2 v1.41.0 fixes this vulnerability. There is a workaround to this vulnerability. Implement nghttp2_on_frame_recv_callback callback, and if received frame is SETTINGS frame and the number of settings entries are large (e.g., > 32), then drop the connection.
Severity
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-09 15:44 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-707 - Improper Enforcement of Message or Data Structure
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7592 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
nghttp2 nghttp2 Affected: < 1.41.0
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