CVE-2016-6581
Description
A HTTP/2 implementation built using any version of the Python HPACK library between v1.0.0 and v2.2.0 could be targeted for a denial of service attack, specifically a so-called "HPACK Bomb" attack. This attack occurs when an attacker inserts a header field that is exactly the size of the HPACK dynamic header table into the dynamic header table. The attacker can then send a header block that is simply repeated requests to expand that field in the dynamic table. This can lead to a gigantic compression ratio of 4,096 or better, meaning that 16kB of data can decompress to 64MB of data on the target machine.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
hpackPyPI | >= 1.0.0, < 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 |
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:python:hpack:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:python:hpack:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:hpack:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:hpack:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:hpack:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:hpack:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:hyper:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:python:hyper:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:hyper:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92315nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-ffq8-576r-v26gghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6581ghsaADVISORY
- python-hyper.org/hpack/en/latest/security/CVE-2016-6581.htmlnvdMitigationVendor AdvisoryWEB
- python-hyper.org/projects/hpack/en/stable/security/CVE-2016-6581.htmlghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/hpack/PYSEC-2017-87.yamlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200227233559/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92315ghsaWEB
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