CVE-2024-28182

Reading unbounded number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames to cause excessive CPU usage

Published Apr 4, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 82.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
nghttp2 is an implementation of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 2 in C. The nghttp2 library prior to version 1.61.0 keeps reading the unbounded number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames even after a stream is reset to keep HPACK context in sync. This causes excessive CPU usage to decode HPACK stream. nghttp2 v1.61.0 mitigates this vulnerability by limiting the number of CONTINUATION frames it accepts per stream. There is no workaround for this vulnerability.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3804-1 nghttp2 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3898-1 nghttp2 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6754-1 nghttp2 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6754-2 nghttp2 vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject fedora
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject fedora
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.18934}

epss

{'score': 0.30708}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nghttp2
Nghttp2 nghttp2
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nghttp2:nghttp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nghttp2
Nghttp2 nghttp2
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-390

    Detection of Error Condition Without Action

  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2026, 12:40 AM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2024, 5:35 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 4, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Oct 15, 2026, 1:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 3, 2024, 12:00 AM