vulnerability
Nginx: Excessive CPU usage in HTTP/2 (CVE-2018-16844)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 7, 2018 | Nov 7, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 7, 2018
Added
Nov 7, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
nginx-nginx-upgrade-1_14_1nginx-nginx-upgrade-1_15_6
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