In nghttp2 before version 1.41.0, the overly large HTTP/2 SETTINGS frame payload causes denial of service. The proof of concept attack involves a malicious client constructing a SETTINGS frame with a length of 14,400 bytes (2400 individual settings entries) over and over again. The attack causes the CPU to spike at 100%. nghttp2 v1.41.0 fixes this vulnerability. There is a workaround to this vulnerability. Implement nghttp2_on_frame_recv_callback callback, and if received frame is SETTINGS frame and the number of settings entries are large (e.g., > 32), then drop the connection.
CVE-2020-11080
This low-severity CVE scores 3.7 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.2%, top 20% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 3.7
- EG Score
- 3.7(medium)
- EPSS
- 91.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 3, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (28)
- security-advisories@githubhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00024.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/336a98feb0d56b9ac54e12736b18785c27f75090
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/f8da73bd042f810f34d19f9eae02b46d870af394
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/security/advisories/GHSA-q5wr-xfw9-q7xr
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00011.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00023.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AAC2AA36OTRHKSVM5OV7TTVB3CZIGEFL/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4696
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00024.html
Patch Availability(16)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | nghttp2-server (1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | rh-nodejs10-nodejs-0:10.21.0-3.el7 | 2020-07-21 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:10-8000020200617115915.f8e95b4e | 2020-07-21 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.18.2-1.el7 | 2020-07-13 | redhat |
| redhat | nghttp2-0:1.33.0-1.el8_0.2 | 2020-07-07 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:12-8010020200630154708.c27ad7f8 | 2020-07-07 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:10-8010020200617134056.c27ad7f8 | 2020-07-07 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:12-8020020200630155331.4cda2c84 | 2020-07-07 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:10-8020020200617141353.4cda2c84 | 2020-07-07 | redhat |
| redhat | nghttp2-0:1.33.0-3.el8_1.1 | 2020-07-06 | redhat |
| redhat | httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-8.el7.1 | 2020-07-01 | redhat |
| redhat | nghttp2-0:1.33.0-3.el8_2.1 | 2020-06-25 | redhat |
| redhat | jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11-0:0.4.10-7.jbcs.el7 | 2020-06-22 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2020-06-22 | redhat |
| redhat | servicemesh-proxy-0:1.0.10-3.el8 | 2020-06-11 | redhat |
| redhat | servicemesh-proxy-0:1.1.2-3.el8 | 2020-06-11 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(17)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-110802020-08-18
Denial of service in nghttp2
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2523IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2523 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2524IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2524 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2644IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2644 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2646IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2646 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2755IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2755 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2784IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2784 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2823IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2823 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2847IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2847 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2848IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2848 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2849IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2849 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2850IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2850 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2852IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2852 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2895IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:2895 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:3042IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:3042 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:3084IMPORTANT2020-06-02
RHSA-2020:3084 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-6142-1MEDIUM
nghttp2 vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-05-27 03:01 UTCVendor advisory
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