FreeBSD : nghttp2 -- use after free (93eadedb-c6a6-11e5-96d6-14dae9d210b8)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 88501

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

nghttp2 reports :

This release fixes heap-use-after-free bug in idle stream handling code. We strongly recommend to upgrade the older installation to this latest version as soon as possible.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://nghttp2.org/blog/2015/12/23/nghttp2-v1-6-0/

http://www.nessus.org/u?9ead1e13

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 88501

File Name: freebsd_pkg_93eadedbc6a611e596d614dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Published: 2/1/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:nghttp2, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/23/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8659