CVE-2016-8740Not scoredCWE-20

CVE-2016-8740: Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server vulnerability

Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Server

Vendor fix available · Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)

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79.1%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

99th percentile

050100

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

The mod_http2 module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 through 2.4.23, when the Protocols configuration includes h2 or h2c, does not restrict request-header length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted CONTINUATION frames in an HTTP/2 request.

Affected products1

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Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Server2.4.17 - 2.4.23

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Exploitation: Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Improper Input Validation · Input Validation and Logic
Vendor: Apache Software Foundation
Published: December 2016
Band: Likely to be exploited (10% or more), December 2016

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References

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