7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-4864
H2O Denial of Service Format String Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 12, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 26, 2019, 4:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4864 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dena h2o
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4864.

URL Resource
https://github.com/h2o/h2o/issues/1077 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94779084/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4864 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:h2o_project:h2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:h2o_project:h2o:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.1.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:dena:h2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (including) 2.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:dena:h2o:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dena:h2o:2.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/h2o/h2o/issues/1077 No Types Assigned https://github.com/h2o/h2o/issues/1077 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94779084/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94779084/index.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-134
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:h2o_project:h2o:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:h2o_project:h2o:2.1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4864 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.02%

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0.47953

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