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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2016-8740
HistoryDec 05, 2016 - 7:59 p.m.

CVE-2016-8740

2016-12-0519:59:00
CWE-20
CWE-399
web.nvd.nist.gov
1

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.027

Percentile

90.5%

The mod_http2 module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 through 2.4.23, when the Protocols configuration includes h2 or h2c, does not restrict request-header length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted CONTINUATION frames in an HTTP/2 request.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
apachehttp_serverMatch2.4.17
OR
apachehttp_serverMatch2.4.18
OR
apachehttp_serverMatch2.4.19
OR
apachehttp_serverMatch2.4.20
OR
apachehttp_serverMatch2.4.21
OR
apachehttp_serverMatch2.4.22
OR
apachehttp_serverMatch2.4.23

References

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.027

Percentile

90.5%