SB2016021207 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for nghttp2
Published: February 12, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016021207
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1544)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform service disruption.
nghttp2 before 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.