CVE-2023-44487: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
(updated )
The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/13/4
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/13/9
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- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/18/8
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/19/6
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/20/8
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- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2023-011/
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- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216123
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- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vx74-f528-fxqg
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- github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/4323
- github.com/alibaba/tengine/issues/1872
- github.com/apache/apisix/issues/10320
- github.com/apache/httpd-site/pull/10
- github.com/apache/httpd/blob/afcdbeebbff4b0c50ea26cdd16e178c0d1f24152/modules/http2/h2_mplx.c
- github.com/apache/tomcat/tree/main/java/org/apache/coyote/http2
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- github.com/arkrwn/PoC/tree/main/CVE-2023-44487
- github.com/bcdannyboy/CVE-2023-44487
- github.com/caddyserver/caddy/issues/5877
- github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.7.5
- github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/277
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- github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/pull/30055
- github.com/etcd-io/etcd/issues/16740
- github.com/facebook/proxygen/pull/466
- github.com/golang/go/issues/63417
- github.com/grpc/grpc-go/pull/6703
- github.com/grpc/grpc-go/releases
- github.com/h2o/h2o/pull/3291
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- github.com/haproxy/haproxy/issues/2312
- github.com/hyperium/hyper/issues/3337
- github.com/icing/mod_h2/blob/0a864782af0a942aa2ad4ed960a6b32cd35bcf0a/mod_http2/README.md?plain=1
- github.com/junkurihara/rust-rpxy/issues/97
- github.com/kazu-yamamoto/http2/commit/f61d41a502bd0f60eb24e1ce14edc7b6df6722a1
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- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121120
- github.com/line/armeria/pull/5232
- github.com/linkerd/website/pull/1695/commits/4b9c6836471bc8270ab48aae6fd2181bc73fd632
- github.com/micrictor/http2-rst-stream
- github.com/microsoft/CBL-Mariner/pull/6381
- github.com/netty/netty/commit/58f75f665aa81a8cbcf6ffa74820042a285c5e61
- github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/pull/1961
- github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/releases/tag/v1.57.0
- github.com/ninenines/cowboy/issues/1615
- github.com/nodejs/node/pull/50121
- github.com/openresty/openresty/issues/930
- github.com/opensearch-project/data-prepper/issues/3474
- github.com/oqtane/oqtane.framework/discussions/3367
- github.com/projectcontour/contour/pull/5826
- github.com/tempesta-tech/tempesta/issues/1986
- github.com/varnishcache/varnish-cache/issues/3996
- go.dev/cl/534215
- go.dev/cl/534235
- go.dev/issue/63417
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iNNxDTCjZvo
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iNNxDTCjZvo/m/UDd7VKQuAAAJ
- istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2023-004/
- linkerd.io/2023/10/12/linkerd-cve-2023-44487/
- lists.apache.org/thread/5py8h42mxfsn8l1wy6o41xwhsjlsd87q
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00020.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00023.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00024.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00045.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00047.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BFQD3KUEMFBHPAPBGLWQC34L4OWL5HAZ/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CLB4TW7KALB3EEQWNWCN7OUIWWVWWCG2/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E72T67UPDRXHIDLO3OROR25YAMN4GGW5/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNA62Q767CFAFHBCDKYNPBMZWB7TWYVU/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JIZSEFC3YKCGABA2BZW6ZJRMDZJMB7PJ/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JMEXY22BFG5Q64HQCM5CK2Q7KDKVV4TY/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KSEGD2IWKNUO3DWY4KQGUQM5BISRWHQE/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LKYHSZQFDNR7RSA7LHVLLIAQMVYCUGBG/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LNMZJCDHGLJJLXO4OXWJMTVQRNWOC7UL/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLPRQ5TWUQQXYWBJM7ECYDAIL2YVKIUH/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X6QXN4ORIVF6XBW4WWFE7VNPVC74S45Y/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZKQSIKIAT5TJ3WSLU3RDBQ35YX4GY4V3/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZLU6U2R2IC2K64NDPNMV55AUAO65MAF4/
- lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/2023OctDec/0025.html
- mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-devel/2023-October/S36Q5HBXR7CAIMPLLPRSSSYR4PCMWILK.html
- martinthomson.github.io/h2-stream-limits/draft-thomson-httpbis-h2-stream-limits.html
- msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2023/10/microsoft-response-to-distributed-denial-of-service-ddos-attacks-against-http/2/
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44487
- my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137106
- netty.io/news/2023/10/10/4-1-100-Final.html
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37830987
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37830998
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37831062
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37837043
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44487
- openssf.org/blog/2023/10/10/http-2-rapid-reset-vulnerability-highlights-need-for-rapid-response/
- seanmonstar.com/post/730794151136935936/hyper-http2-rapid-reset-unaffected
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231016-0001/
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-44487
- tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44487
- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-http-2-rapid-reset-zero-day-attack-breaks-ddos-records/
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/10/10/http2-rapid-reset-vulnerability-cve-2023-44487
- www.darkreading.com/cloud/internet-wide-zero-day-bug-fuels-largest-ever-ddos-event
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5521
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5522
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5540
- www.haproxy.com/blog/haproxy-is-not-affected-by-the-http-2-rapid-reset-attack-cve-2023-44487
- www.netlify.com/blog/netlify-successfully-mitigates-cve-2023-44487/
- www.nginx.com/blog/http-2-rapid-reset-attack-impacting-f5-nginx-products/
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- www.phoronix.com/news/HTTP2-Rapid-Reset-Attack
- www.theregister.com/2023/10/10/http2_rapid_reset_zeroday/
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