nghttp2 HTTP/2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in nghttp2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP2 Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-28182. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in nghttp2 (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP2 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-28182 since 03/06/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207867 (Debian dla-3898 : libnghttp2-14 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (207867) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-0789). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • EMC Avamar
  • Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
  • IBM SAN Volume Controller
  • IBM Storwize
  • IBM Power Hardware Management Console
  • Dell NetWorker
  • IBM FlashSystem
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • IBM App Connect Enterprise
  • Golang Go
  • Specification http/2
  • Open Source nghttp2
  • Arista EOS
  • Apache HTTP Server
  • Apache Traffic Server
  • Broadcom Brocade SANnav
  • IBM MQ
  • IBM DataPower Gateway
  • IBM QRadar SIEM
  • IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
  • IBM Rational Build Forge
  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise
  • HPE HP-UX

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 207867
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3898 : libnghttp2-14 - security update

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/06/2024 🔍
04/03/2024 +27 days 🔍
04/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/02/2026 +638 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 00201ecd8f982da3b67d4f6868af72a1b03b14e0
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2024-28182 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28182
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259293
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-0789 - HTTP/2: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2024 22:45
Updated: 01/02/2026 00:42
Changes: 04/03/2024 22:45 (50), 05/09/2024 10:51 (3), 05/09/2024 10:57 (11), 09/28/2024 01:36 (5), 09/02/2025 18:04 (3), 01/02/2026 00:42 (8)
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