H2O up to 2.2.2 HTTP1 Header input validation

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A vulnerability was found in H2O up to 2.2.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP1 Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

H2O version 2.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in the server via specially crafted HTTP/1 header.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2017. The weakness was shared 12/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-10868 since 07/04/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104061 (FreeBSD : h2o -- DoS in workers (10c0fabc-b5da-11e7-816e-00bd5d1fff09)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling . A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104061). The entries 110995, 110996 and 110998 are related to this item.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 104061
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : h2o -- DoS in workers (10c0fabc-b5da-11e7-816e-00bd5d1fff09)
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OpenVAS ID: 860550
OpenVAS Name: H2O HTTP Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
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07/04/2017 🔍
10/17/2017 +105 days 🔍
10/23/2017 +6 days 🔍
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Advisory: 1459
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-10868 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2017 09:39
Updated: 01/18/2023 18:50
Changes: 12/23/2017 09:39 (68), 12/17/2019 14:00 (2), 01/18/2023 18:50 (4)
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