CVE - CVE-2016-8740

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-8740	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The mod_http2 module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 through 2.4.23, when the Protocols configuration includes h2 or h2c, does not restrict request-header length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted CONTINUATION frames in an HTTP/2 request.
References
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BID:94650 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94650 CONFIRM:https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/29c63b786ae028d82405421585e91283c8fa0da3 CONFIRM:https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03725en_us CONFIRM:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180423-0001/ CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT208221 CONFIRM:https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04 EXPLOIT-DB:40909 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40909/ GENTOO:GLSA-201701-36 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-36 MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140023/Apache-HTTPD-Web-Server-2.4.23-Memory-Exhaustion.html MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd18c3c43602e66f9cdcf09f1de233804975b9572b0456cc582390b6f@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3d27b6250aa8548b8845d314bb8a350b3df326cacbbfdfe4d455234@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [10/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r04e89e873d54116a0635ef2f7061c15acc5ed27ef7500997beb65d6f@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073146 [3/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcc44594d4d6579b90deccd4536b5d31f099ef563df39b094be286b9e@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [10/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb14daf9cc4e28d18cdc15d6a6ca74e565672fabf7ad89541071d008b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [10/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/ URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re1e3a24664d35bcd0a0e793e0b5fc6ca6c107f99a1b2c545c5d4b467@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210603 svn commit: r1075360 [3/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd336919f655b7ff309385e34a143e41c503e133da80414485b3abcc9@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075467 [2/2] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E MLIST:[httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r76142b8c5119df2178be7c2dba88fde552eedeec37ea993dfce68d1d@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E REDHAT:RHSA-2017:1161 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1161 REDHAT:RHSA-2017:1413 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1413 REDHAT:RHSA-2017:1414 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1414 REDHAT:RHSA-2017:1415 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1415.html SECTRACK:1037388 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037388
Assigning CNA
Apache Software Foundation
Date Record Created
20161018	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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