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CVE-2024-45403

H2O assertion failure when HTTP/3 requests are cancelled

Published: Oct 11, 2024Updated: Nov 12, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-617

Description

h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. When h2o is configured as a reverse proxy and HTTP/3 requests are cancelled by the client, h2o might crash due to an assertion failure. The crash can be exploited by an attacker to mount a Denial-of-Service attack. By default, the h2o standalone server automatically restarts, minimizing the impact. However, HTTP requests that were served concurrently will still be disrupted. The vulnerability has been addressed in commit 1ed32b2. Users may disable the use of HTTP/3 to mitigate the issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low

Weaknesses

Affected Products

denacommercialCloud & SaaSaka dena inc
h2ooss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka h2o web server, h2o, picotls, quicly

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

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Timeline

Published
Oct 11, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 12, 2024

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