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Date:      Tue, 6 Dec 2016 10:04:09 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Bernard Spil <brnrd@FreeBSD.org>
To:        ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r427942 - head/security/vuxml
Message-ID:  <201612061004.uB6A49WW004413@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: brnrd
Date: Tue Dec  6 10:04:09 2016
New Revision: 427942
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/427942

Log:
  security/vuxml: Document Apache HTTP/2 vulnerability
  
  Security:	CVE-2016-8740

Modified:
  head/security/vuxml/vuln.xml

Modified: head/security/vuxml/vuln.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/security/vuxml/vuln.xml	Tue Dec  6 09:32:57 2016	(r427941)
+++ head/security/vuxml/vuln.xml	Tue Dec  6 10:04:09 2016	(r427942)
@@ -58,6 +58,42 @@ Notes:
   * Do not forget port variants (linux-f10-libxml2, libxml2, etc.)
 -->
 <vuxml xmlns="http://www.vuxml.org/apps/vuxml-1">;
+  <vuln vid="cb0bf1ec-bb92-11e6-a9a5-b499baebfeaf">
+    <topic>Apache httpd -- denial of service in HTTP/2</topic>
+    <affects>
+      <package>
+	<name>apache24</name>
+	<range><ge>2.4.17</ge><le>2.4.23_1</le></range>
+      </package>
+      <package>
+	<name>mod_http2-devel</name>
+	<range><lt>1.8.3</lt></range>
+      </package>
+    </affects>
+    <description>
+      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">;
+	<p>mod_http2 reports:</p>
+	<blockquote cite="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-announce/201612.mbox/%3C1A097A43-7CCB-4BA1-861F-E0C7EEE83A4B%40apache.org%3E">;
+	  <p>The Apache HTTPD web server (from 2.4.17-2.4.23) did not apply
+	    limitations on request headers correctly when experimental module
+	    for the HTTP/2 protocol is used to access a resource.</p>
+	  <p>The net result is that a the server allocates too much memory
+	    instead of denying the request. This can lead to memory exhaustion
+	    of the server by a properly crafted request.</p>
+	</blockquote>
+      </body>
+    </description>
+    <references>
+      <url>http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-announce/201612.mbox/%3C1A097A43-7CCB-4BA1-861F-E0C7EEE83A4B%40apache.org%3E</url>;
+      <url>https://github.com/icing/mod_h2/releases/tag/v1.8.3</url>;
+      <cvename>CVE-2016-8740</cvename>
+    </references>
+    <dates>
+      <discovery>2016-12-06</discovery>
+      <entry>2016-12-06</entry>
+    </dates>
+  </vuln>
+
   <vuln vid="603fe0a1-bb26-11e6-8e5a-3065ec8fd3ec">
     <topic>chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities</topic>
     <affects>



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