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)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Vendor Product Version
[UNKNOWN] nginx Affected: 1.15.6
Affected: 1.14.1
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