Input validation error in h2o (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-10868
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 h2o (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32066

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10868

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

h2o (Alpine package): 2.2.2-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=12b0fe07c057d2a8bc57d9211bebff746bec3e6f


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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