CVE-2020-11080CWE-707

Denial of service in nghttp2

Low · published June 3, 2020

CVSS v3.1
3.7
EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In nghttp2 before version 1.41.0, the overly large HTTP/2 SETTINGS frame payload causes denial of service. The proof of concept attack involves a malicious client constructing a SETTINGS frame with a length of 14,400 bytes (2400 individual settings entries) over and over again. The attack causes the CPU to spike at 100%. nghttp2 v1.41.0 fixes this vulnerability. There is a workaround to this vulnerability. Implement nghttp2_on_frame_recv_callback callback, and if received frame is SETTINGS frame and the number of settings entries are large (e.g., > 32), then drop the connection.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.7 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05316 · 92.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-707 · Improper Neutralization
Published
2020-06-03T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JUN 00:00Z
    Denial of service in nghttp2
    cvelistv5