CVE-2016-8740
HIGH7.5EPSS 71.5%Published: 12/5/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8740
Description
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/apache2from 0, < 2.4.25-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |