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ALPINE-CVE-2023-44487
ALPINE-CVE-2023-44487
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published October 10, 2023
The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nghttp2 | Alpine:v3.17 | 1.51.0-r2 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.21 | 7.4.2-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.24 | 7.4.2-r0 |
| nginx | Alpine:v3.20 | 1.24.0-r12 |
| nginx | Alpine:v3.18 | 1.24.0-r7 |
| nghttp2 | Alpine:v3.22 | 1.57.0-r0 |
| lighttpd | Alpine:v3.17 | 1.4.73-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.19 | 7.4.2-r0 |
| nghttp2 | Alpine:v3.19 | 1.57.0-r0 |
| lighttpd | Alpine:v3.15 | 1.4.73-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.18 | 7.3.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.22 | 7.4.2-r0 |
19 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.17 | nghttp2 | 1.46.0-r0, 1.44.0-r2, 1.44.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | varnish | 2.1.5-r0, 0, 3.0.3-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | varnish | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nginx | 1.10.1-r8, 1.10.1-r7, 1.10.1-r6 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | nginx | 1.18.0-r12, 0, 0.8.54-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nghttp2 | 1.14.0-r0, 1.21.1-r0, 1.20.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | lighttpd | 1.4.61-r0, 1.4.63-r0, 1.4.53-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | varnish | 5.1.2-r0, 4.0.2-r2, 6.3.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | nghttp2 | 1.9.1-r0, 1.44.0-r0, 1.9.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | lighttpd | 1.4.28-r0, 1.4.23-r2, 1.4.23-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | varnish | 7.3.0-r1, 7.3.0-r0, 7.2.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | varnish | 4.1.3-r0, 3.0.5-r0, 6.6.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | varnish | 6.0.1-r0, 4.1.3-r0, 6.1.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | nginx | 1.16.1-r6, 1.16.1-r7, 1.16.1-r8 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nodejs | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nghttp2 | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | nghttp2 | 1.41.0-r0, 1.9.2-r0, 1.26.0-r0 |
…and 19 more
Timeline
- Oct 10, 2023 CVE Published
- Aug 7, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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