CVE-2018-1000168

HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Improper input validation

7.5CVSS HIGH

Summary

nghttp2 version >= 1.10.0 and nghttp2 <= v1.31.0 contains an Improper Input Validation CWE-20 vulnerability in ALTSVC frame handling that can result in segmentation fault leading to denial of service. This attack appears to be exploitable via network client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in >= 1.31.1.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impactNone

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)3%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Node.js

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
https://nghttp2.org/blog/2018/04/12/nghttp2-v1-31-1/Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103952Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0367Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00011.htmlAdvisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103952Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366Advisory