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Critical severity10.0NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8659

CVE-2015-8659

Description

The idle stream handling in nghttp2 before 1.6.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, aka a heap-use-after-free bug.

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Affected products

6

Nghttp2/Nghttp22 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nghttp2:nghttp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nghttp2:nghttp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.5.0
- (no CPE)range: <1.6.0
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.2.1
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.3
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.1
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

15

nghttp2.org/blog/2015/12/23/nghttp2-v1-6-0/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206166nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206167nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206168nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206169nvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlnvd
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvd
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlnvd
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlnvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175085.htmlnvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175423.htmlnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/10nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/6nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-06nvd

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