SB2018041502 - Fedora 27 update for nghttp2

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SB2018041502 - Fedora 27 update for nghttp2

Published: April 15, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018041502
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000168)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper bounds checking. If an alternative services (ALTSVC) frame is too large, the pointer field that points to the ALTSVC frame payload is left NULL. A remote attacker can submit a large ALTSVC frame, trigger a NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References