{"id":"USN-3812-1","summary":"nginx vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the HTTP/2 implementation.\nA remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause excessive memory\nconsumption, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-16843)\n\nGal Goldshtein discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the HTTP/2\nimplementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\nexcessive CPU usage, leading to a denial of service. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10.\n(CVE-2018-16844)\n\nIt was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the ngx_http_mp4_module\nmodule. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially\ncrafted mp4 file to cause nginx to crash, stop responding, or access\narbitrary memory. 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