CVE-2024-27316

7.5 HIGH
Published: April 04, 2024 Modified: November 04, 2025
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Description

HTTP/2 incoming headers exceeding the limit are temporarily buffered in nghttp2 in order to generate an informative HTTP 413 response. If a client does not stop sending headers, this leads to memory exhaustion.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
Source: security@apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/04/4
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Source: security@apache.org
Product Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
Source: security@apache.org
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16
Source: security@apache.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/04/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FO73U3SLBYFGIW2YKXOK7RI4D6DJSZ2B/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MIUBKSCJGPJ6M2U63V6BKFDF725ODLG7/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240415-0013/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/421644
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

15 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
89.1%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770 CWE-770

Affected Vendors

fedoraproject apache netapp

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