Critical severity · published Oct 30, 2017
CVE-2015-3249
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…
9.8
CVSS
5.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.4% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TS
Traffic Server · Apache
5.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3249
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3249
mail-archives.us.apache.org
http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201507.mbox/%3CCABF6JR37mWzDmXDqRQwRUXiojBZrhidndnsY1ZgmcZv-o7-a+g%40mail.gmail.com%3E
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101631
Issue Tracking
https://yahoo-security.tumblr.com/post/122883273670/apache-traffic-server-http2-fuzzing
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