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CVE-2015-8659

Published: Jan 12, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
4.1%
Top 10.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
mac os xapple
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
nghttp2nghttp2
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
iphone osapple
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
tvosapple
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
applecommercialUSMobile Appsaka apple inc., apple computer
nghttp2oss-projectOSS Librariesaka nghttp2, ngtcp2
and 2 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
lists.apple.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-06
security.gentoo.org
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
support.apple.com
and 12 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 12, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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