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CVE-2018-16843

HIGHPOCnginx
score
<0.1
cvss
7.5
epss
48.0%
published
2018-11-07
kev added
—
first seen

nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 contains a memory exhaustion caused by flawed HTTP/2 implementation in the ngx_http_v2_module, letting remote attackers cause excessive memory consumption, exploit requires nginx compiled with ngx_http_v2_module and 'http2' option enabled in configuration.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

events2018-11-07 — PublishedP2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxT2026-10-21 — Public PoCXscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 47.1%2026-09-23: epss 47.1%2026-09-24: epss 47.1%2026-09-25: epss 47.1%2026-09-26: epss 47.1%2026-09-27: epss 47.1%2026-09-28: epss 47.1%2026-09-29: epss 47.1%2026-09-30: epss 47.1%2026-10-01: epss 47.1%2026-10-02: epss 47.1%2026-10-03: epss 47.1%2026-10-04: epss 47.1%2026-10-05: epss 47.1%2026-10-06: epss 47.1%2026-10-07: epss 47.1%2026-10-08: epss 47.1%2026-10-09: epss 47.1%2026-10-10: epss 48.0%2026-10-11: epss 48.0%2026-10-12: epss 48.0%2026-10-13: epss 48.0%2026-10-14: epss 48.0%2026-10-15: epss 48.0%2026-10-16: epss 48.0%2026-10-18: epss 48.0%2026-10-19: epss 48.0%2026-10-20: epss 48.0%2026-10-21: epss 48.0%48.0%mentions/day0no mentions in 30 days2026-09-22today
  1. Published
  2. Tracked by Onyx
  3. Public PoC

Exploit availability

Public PoC flagged by vulnx; no direct exploit link among the citations.

Weaknesses

CWE-400

References 12