CVE-2018-17189

MEDIUM

Apache HTTP Server <= 2.4.37 - Denial of Service via Slow Loris HTTP/2 Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Apache HTTP server versions 2.4.37 and prior, by sending request bodies in a slow loris way to plain resources, the h2 stream for that request unnecessarily occupied a server thread cleaning up that incoming data. This affects only HTTP/2 (mod_http2) connections.

References (30)

Core 30
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106685
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190125-0001/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-21
Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/5
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3937-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4422
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3933
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3935
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3932
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4126
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-09
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0767
EPSS Percentile 92.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (33)
apache/http_server 2.4.17
apache/http_server 2.4.18
apache/http_server 2.4.20
apache/http_server 2.4.23
apache/http_server 2.4.25
apache/http_server 2.4.26
apache/http_server 2.4.27
apache/http_server 2.4.28
apache/http_server 2.4.29
apache/http_server 2.4.30
... and 23 more
Published Jan 30, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026