Gentoo update for nghttp2



Published: 2016-12-05 | Updated: 2016-12-05
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-1544
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU30377

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1544

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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).

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-libs/nghttp2 to version: 1.7.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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