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5.3
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-28182: Reading unbounded number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames to cause excessive CPU usage

First published: Fri Mar 08 2024(Updated: )

Last updated 24 July 2024

Credit: security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/nghttp2<1.61.0
1.61.0
debian/nghttp2<=1.43.0-1+deb11u1<=1.52.0-1+deb12u1
1.43.0-1+deb11u2
1.52.0-1+deb12u2
1.64.0-1

Remedy

https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/00201ecd8f982da3b67d4f6868af72a1b03b14e0

Remedy

https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/d71a4668c6bead55805d18810d633fbb98315af9

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-28182?

    CVE-2024-28182 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on application performance.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-28182?

    To fix CVE-2024-28182, you should upgrade nghttp2 to version 1.61.0 or later.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2024-28182?

    The nghttp2 library versions prior to 1.61.0 are affected by CVE-2024-28182.

  • What is the nature of the issue described in CVE-2024-28182?

    CVE-2024-28182 involves an unbounded reading of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames which can lead to unnecessary memory usage.

  • What can happen if CVE-2024-28182 is exploited?

    Exploitation of CVE-2024-28182 can result in performance degradation due to excessive memory consumption.

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