CVE-2017-9789

high

Description

When under stress, closing many connections, the HTTP/2 handling code in Apache httpd 2.4.26 would sometimes access memory after it has been freed, resulting in potentially erratic behaviour.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Cannounce.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038907

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99568

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-32

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170911-0002/

https://support.apple.com/HT208221

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03908en_us

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-07-13

Updated: 2021-06-06

Type: CWE-416

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Impact Score: 3.6

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH