CVE-2015-3249 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in the experimental HTTP/2 feature of Apache Traffic Server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-3249?

CVE-2015-3249 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, published on 30 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The HTTP/2 experimental feature in Apache Traffic Server 5.3.x before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) frame_handlers array or (2) set_dynamic_table_size function.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3249?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Traffic Server.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3249?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-3249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apache Traffic Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3249, GHSA-465p-v3ff-mc33, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3249.

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