# CVE-2019-11940: In the course of decompressing HPACK inside the HTTP2 protocol, an unexpected sequence of header table resize operations can place the heade

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-04 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Facebook Proxygen: from v0.29.0

## Description

In the course of decompressing HPACK inside the HTTP2 protocol, an unexpected sequence of header table resize operations can place the header table into a corrupted state, leading to a use-after-free condition and undefined behavior. This issue affects Proxygen from v0.29.0 until v2017.04.03.00.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Facebook Proxygen, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/facebook/proxygen/commit/f43b134cc5c19d8532e7fb670a1c02e85f7a8d4f
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11940

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