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nghttp2 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000168

nghttp2 version >= 1.10.0 and nghttp2 <= v1.31.0 contains an Improper Input Validation CWE-20 vulnerability in ALTSVC frame handling that can result in segmentation fault leading to denial of service. This attack appears to be exploitable via network client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in >= 1.31.1.

Products
nghttp2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.31.1-1
CVEs
CVE-2018-1000168
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 01:27 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000168

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 May 2018, 15:29 UTC

nghttp2 version >= 1.10.0 and nghttp2 <= v1.31.0 contains an Improper Input Validation CWE-20 vulnerability in ALTSVC frame handling that can result in segmentation fault leading to denial of service. This attack appears to be exploitable via network client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in >= 1.31.1.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000168

nghttp2

Fixed versions: 1.31.1-1

nghttp2

Fixed versions: 1.31.1-1

nghttp2

Fixed versions: 1.31.1-1

Complete source record
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