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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16844
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16844
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive CPU usage. This issue affects nginx compiled with the ngx_http_v2_module (not compiled by default) if the 'http2' option of the 'listen' directive is used in a configuration file.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nginx | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | nginx | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | nginx | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | nginx | 0, 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- based on nginx 1.19.5 to fix for CVE-2018-16843, CVE-2018-16844, CVE-2019-9511, CVE-2019-9513, and CVE-2019-9516 (github-poc-repo)
- cve_db.json (github-poc)
- GenerationConfig.java (github-poc)
- SelfAdaptationGenerationConfig.java (github-poc)
Timeline
- Nov 7, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated