Use-after-free in nghttp2



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-416
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 nghttp2
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor nghttp2

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU56710

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nghttp2: 0.1.0 - 1.44.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/releases/tag/v1.45.0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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