CVE-2018-6332: Medium severity facebook hiphop virtual machine vulnerability

Published Dec 3, 2018
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Updated

A potential denial-of-service issue in the Proxygen handling of invalid HTTP2 settings which can cause the server to spend disproportionate resources. This affects all supported versions of HHVM (3.24.3 and 3.21.7 and below) when using the proxygen server to handle HTTP2 requests.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Facebook HHVM<=3.21.7
Facebook HHVM=3.24.3

Event History

Dec 3, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-6332?

CVE-2018-6332 is a potential denial-of-service issue in the Proxygen handling of invalid HTTP2 settings which can cause the server to spend disproportionate resources.

2

Which versions of HHVM are affected by CVE-2018-6332?

The affected versions of HHVM are 3.24.3 and 3.21.7 and below.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6332?

The severity of CVE-2018-6332 is medium with a severity value of 5.9.

4

How can CVE-2018-6332 be exploited?

CVE-2018-6332 can be exploited by sending invalid HTTP2 settings to the Proxygen server, causing it to allocate excessive resources.

5

How do I mitigate CVE-2018-6332?

To mitigate CVE-2018-6332, update HHVM to version 3.25 or later, as the issue is fixed in that release.

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