gsd-2018-16843
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
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.
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CVE-2018-16843


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