Description
In nghttp2 before version 1.41.0, the overly large HTTP/2 SETTINGS frame payload causes denial of service. The proof of concept attack involves a malicious client constructing a SETTINGS frame with a length of 14,400 bytes (2400 individual settings entries) over and over again. The attack causes the CPU to spike at 100%. nghttp2 v1.41.0 fixes this vulnerability. There is a workaround to this vulnerability. Implement nghttp2_on_frame_recv_callback callback, and if received frame is SETTINGS frame and the number of settings entries are large (e.g., > 32), then drop the connection.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
nghttp2 nghttp2
< 1.41.0affected
References
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4696 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00024.html ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AAC2AA36OTRHKSVM5OV7TTVB3CZIGEFL/ ↗
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html ↗
- https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/security/advisories/GHSA-q5wr-xfw9-q7xr ↗
- https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/336a98feb0d56b9ac54e12736b18785c27f75090 ↗
- https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/f8da73bd042f810f34d19f9eae02b46d870af394 ↗
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/ ↗
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html ↗
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00011.html ↗
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00023.html ↗