H2O Server Certificate use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in H2O. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Server Certificate. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-7835. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in H2O (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Server Certificate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in H2O allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or obtain server certificate private keys and possibly other information.

The bug was discovered 12/22/2016. The weakness was presented 06/09/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7835 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 169 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95061†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 800452
OpenVAS Name: H2O HTTP Server DoS Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/09/2016 🔍
12/22/2016 +104 days 🔍
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06/09/2017 +169 days 🔍
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06/10/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/08/2022 +2007 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 1144
Researcher: Kazuho Oku.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7835 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7835
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102193
SecurityFocus: 95061 - H2O CVE-2016-7835 Use After Free Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2017 08:56
Updated: 12/08/2022 10:39
Changes: 06/10/2017 08:56 (62), 10/15/2019 18:49 (3), 12/26/2020 18:45 (2), 12/08/2022 10:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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