CivetWeb through 1.16, when built with USE_HTTP2 and enable_http2 on, contains a use-after-free vulnerability in handle_http2() that retains freed :method and :path pointers. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send a later HEADERS frame omitting these pseudo-headers to influence request method or path seen by access rules, or crash the server.
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| Description | CivetWeb through 1.16, when built with USE_HTTP2 and enable_http2 on, contains a use-after-free vulnerability in handle_http2() that retains freed :method and :path pointers. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send a later HEADERS frame omitting these pseudo-headers to influence request method or path seen by access rules, or crash the server. | |
| Title | CivetWeb through 1.16 HTTP/2 Use-After-Free via Stale Pseudo-Header State | |
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Civetweb Project
Civetweb Project civetweb |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:civetweb_project:civetweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Civetweb Project
Civetweb Project civetweb |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-06T19:14:48.975Z
Reserved: 2026-11-06T19:11:14.928Z
Link: CVE-2026-124040
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-11-06T20:17:22.203
Modified: 2026-11-06T20:17:22.347
Link: CVE-2026-124040
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Updated: 2026-11-06T21:45:10Z
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