CVE-2018-16843
nginx - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 57.8%
Description
nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive memory consumption. 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.
How to fix CVE-2018-16843
To remediate CVE-2018-16843, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.14.1-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.14.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.10.3-1+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2018-16843 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 57.8%, placing CVE-2018-16843 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.14.1-r0
- from 0, < 1.14.1-1
- from 0, < 1.10.3-1+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |