Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to resource loops, potentially leading to a denial of service
CVE-2019-9513

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2019

Summary

Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to resource loops, potentially leading to a denial of service. The attacker creates multiple request streams and continually shuffles the priority of the streams in a way that causes substantial churn to the priority tree. This can consume excess CPU.

References

EPSS Score

20% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Thanks to Jonathan Looney of Netflix for reporting this vulnerability.
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