Debian DSA-4511-1 : nghttp2 - security update (Data Dribble) (Resource Loop)

high Nessus Plugin ID 128429

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the HTTP/2 code of the nghttp2 HTTP server, which could result in denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the nghttp2 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.18.1-1+deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 1.36.0-2+deb10u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/nghttp2

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/nghttp2

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4511

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 128429

File Name: debian_DSA-4511.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/3/2019

Updated: 12/6/2022

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nghttp2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-9511, CVE-2019-9513

DSA: 4511