CVE-2015-8659
critical
CVSS v3
10.0
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0
Description
The idle stream handling in nghttp2 before 1.6.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, aka a heap-use-after-free bug.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
98%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8659
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://support.apple.com/HT206169
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://support.apple.com/HT206168
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://support.apple.com/HT206167
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://support.apple.com/HT206166
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://nghttp2.org/blog/2015/12/23/nghttp2-v1-6-0/
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.6.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.6.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.6.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.6.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.6.0-1 |
| macos | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nghttp2 | nghttp2 | {"endIncluding":"1.5.0"} | |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175085.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175423.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- https://nghttp2.org/blog/2015/12/23/nghttp2-v1-6-0/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-06
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8659
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.