CVE-2022-24666Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Process crash via undersized priority HEADERS frame

Published Feb 9, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Denial of service in Swift Project SwiftNIO HTTP/2 1.0.0 through 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to crash a process via a HEADERS frame. HTTP2FrameDecoder subtracts the five-byte priority field from an undersized payload length without first verifying that five bytes remain, producing a negative expected length and a parsing failure. Any client or server peer on an accepted HTTP/2 connection can trigger the immediate memory-safe crash, dropping in-flight connections without direct confidentiality or integrity impact.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Swift Project SwiftNIO HTTP/2 1.0.0 through 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to crash a process via a HEADERS frame. HTTP2FrameDecoder subtracts the five-byte priority field from an undersized payload length without first verifying that five bytes remain, producing a negative expected length and a parsing failure. Any client or server peer on an accepted HTTP/2 connection can trigger the immediate memory-safe crash, dropping in-flight connections without direct confidentiality or integrity impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24666
Published
Feb 9, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Swift Project
Product
SwiftNIO HTTP/2
Classifications
CWE-130, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <unspecified
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=1.19.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Swift Project · SwiftNIO HTTP/2version=1.0.0 <unspecified; version=unspecified <=1.19.1

Published CVSS scores

7.5Swift ProjectCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-130Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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