SB2016120505 - Gentoo update for nghttp2
Published: December 5, 2016 Updated: December 5, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016120505
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1544)
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.