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OS X update for apache (CVE-2017-9789)

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OS X update for apache (CVE-2017-9789)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/13/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/01/2017
Modified
03/04/2020

Description

When under stress, closing many connections, the HTTP/2 handling code in Apache httpd 2.4.26 would sometimes access memory after it has been freed, resulting in potentially erratic behaviour.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2017-001-sierra
  • apple-osx-security-update-2017-004-el-capitan

References

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