Apache HTTP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2016-8740 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The mod_http2 module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 through 2.4.23, when the Protocols configuration includes h2 or h2c, does not restrict request-header length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted CONTINUATION frames in an HTTP/2 request.

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