VDB-227153 · CVE-2016-1544 · Qualys 168636

nghttp2 up to 1.7.0 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in nghttp2 up to 1.7.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-1544. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in nghttp2 up to 1.7.0. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

nghttp2 before 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).

The weakness was presented 04/22/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1544 since 01/07/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168636 (OpenSuSE Security Update for nghttp2 (openSUSE-SU-2016:0675-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: nghttp2 1.7.1

Timelineinfo

01/07/2016 🔍
04/22/2023 +2661 days 🔍
04/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2024 +541 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1544 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1544
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227153

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2023 08:53
Updated: 10/14/2024 05:04
Changes: 04/22/2023 08:53 (56), 10/14/2024 05:04 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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