ALPINE-CVE-2018-11763

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CVE-2018-11763
Published: 25 Sept 2018, 21:29
Last modified:03 Dec 2025, 22:41

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 Sept 2018, 21:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Dec 2025, 22:41
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 to 2.4.34, by sending continuous, large SETTINGS frames a client can occupy a connection, server thread and CPU time without any connection timeout coming to effect. This affects only HTTP/2 connections. A possible mitigation is to not enable the h2 protocol.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•apache2

    < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0 | < 2.4.35-r0

References (1)