CVE-2018-16844
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.9%
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 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.
How to fix CVE-2018-16844
To remediate CVE-2018-16844, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/nginx—upgrade to 1.14.1-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.14.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-16844 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 10.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.14.1-r0
- from 0, < 1.14.1-1
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 |