CVE-2017-10868 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-12-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 3.5% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Kazuho Oku

H2O

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`version 2.2.2 and earlier`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dena:h2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-2508	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03534.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/h2o/h2o/issues/1459
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN84182676/index.html

History

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Subscriptions

Dena H2o

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2017-12-22T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:50:12.720Z

Reserved: 2017-07-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-10868

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-22T14:29:12.487

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:00:50.737

Link: CVE-2017-10868

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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