Vulnerability in Dena H2o

CVE-2016-4864

H2O versions 2.0.3 and earlier and 2.1.0-beta2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) via format string specifiers in a template file via fastcgi, mruby, proxy, redirect or reproxy.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-4864: held from 0.018 to 0.018.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Dena H2o — versions 2.1.0
  • Kazuho Oku H2o — versions versions 2.1.0-beta2 and earlier, versions 2.0.3 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4864?
CVE-2016-4864 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dena H2o, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-4864?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.