CVE-2019-9517

Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to unconstrained interal data buffering, potentially leading to a denial of service

Description

Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to unconstrained interal data buffering, potentially leading to a denial of service. The attacker opens the HTTP/2 window so the peer can send without constraint; however, they leave the TCP window closed so the peer cannot actually write (many of) the bytes on the wire. The attacker then sends a stream of requests for a large response object. Depending on how the servers queue the responses, this can consume excess memory, CPU, or both.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.56% Top 15%
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References

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https://github.com/Netflix/security-bulletins/blob/master/advisories/third-party/2019-002.md third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4610762456644181b267c846423b3a990bd4aaea1886ecc7d51febdb%40%3Cannounce.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/15/7 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ec97fdfc1a859266e56fef084353a34e0a0b08901b3c1aa317a43c8c%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d89f999e26dfb1d50f247ead1fe8538014eb412b2dbe5be4b1a9ef50%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_33 third party advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02591030 third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190823-0005/ third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190823-0003/ third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CMNFX5MNYRWWIMO4BTKYQCGUDMHO3AXP/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ZQGHE3WTYLYAYJEIDJVF2FIGQTAYPMC/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4509 third party advisory vendor advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BP556LEG3WENHZI5TAQ6ZEBFTJB4E2IS/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XHTKU7YQ5EEP2XNSAV4M4VJ7QCBOJMOD/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00032.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00031.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10296 third party advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2925 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2939 third party advisory vendor advisory
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https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02591030?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html third party advisory patch
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd18c3c43602e66f9cdcf09f1de233804975b9572b0456cc582390b6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3d27b6250aa8548b8845d314bb8a350b3df326cacbbfdfe4d455234%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r06f0d87ebb6d59ed8379633f36f72f5b1f79cadfda72ede0830b42cf%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03ee478b3dda3e381fd6189366fa7af97c980d2f602846eef935277d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd2fb621142e7fa187cfe12d7137bf66e7234abcbbcd800074c84a538%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c5c3104813c1c5508b55564b66546933079250a46ce50eee90b2e36%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9517?
CVE-2019-9517 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-9517?
To fix CVE-2019-9517, 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-2019-9517 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-9517 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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