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CVE-2018-11763

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 9 products from apache, from canonical, from redhat and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-09-25T21:29:00.283

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:43:58.790

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application apache http_server ≤ 2.4.34 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.5 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.6 Yes
Application oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.3.3 Yes
Application oracle hospitality_guest_access 4.2.0 Yes
Application oracle hospitality_guest_access 4.2.1 Yes
Application oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.1 Yes
Application oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.2 Yes
Application oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.3 Yes
Application oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 7.0 Yes
Application oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 7.1 Yes
Application oracle secure_global_desktop 5.4 Yes
Application netapp storage_automation_store - Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.