CVE-2016-1544

Description

nghttp2 before 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.11% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: nghttp2 nghttp2
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308461 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/releases/tag/v1.7.1 third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/compare/v1.7.0...v1.7.1 third party advisory release notes
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-13 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177666.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177308.html mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1544?
CVE-2016-1544 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1544?
To fix CVE-2016-1544, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1544 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1544 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-1544?
CVE-2016-1544 affects nghttp2 nghttp2.
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