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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.114474
Category:Denial of Service
Title:nghttp2 < 1.61.0 HTTP/2 Protocol DoS Vulnerability
Summary:nghttpd2 is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in; the HTTP/2 protocol.
Description:Summary:
nghttpd2 is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in
the HTTP/2 protocol.

Vulnerability Insight:
nghttp2 library keeps reading the unbounded number of HTTP/2
CONTINUATION frames even after a stream is reset to keep HPACK context in sync. This causes
excessive CPU usage to decode HPACK stream.

Affected Software/OS:
nghttpd2 versions prior to 1.61.0.

Solution:
Update to version 1.61.0 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-28182
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J6ZMXUGB66VAXDW5J6QSTHM5ET25FGSA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGOME6ZXJG7664IPQNVE3DL67E3YP3HY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXJO2EASHM2OQQLGVDY5ZSO7UVDVHTDK/
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/00201ecd8f982da3b67d4f6868af72a1b03b14e0
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/d71a4668c6bead55805d18810d633fbb98315af9
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/security/advisories/GHSA-x6x3-gv8h-m57q
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00026.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16
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