SB2019081455 - Out-of-bounds write in apache2 (Alpine package)



SB2019081455 - Out-of-bounds write in apache2 (Alpine package)

Published: August 14, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019081455
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10081)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTTP/2 requests within the mod_http2 module, configured with "H2PushResource". A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP/2 requests to the affected server and perform denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.