Lucene search
+L

H2O HTTP Server < 2.0.4 DoS Vulnerability

🗓️ 27 Feb 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
openvas
 openvas
🔗 plugins.openvas.org👁 53 Views

H2O HTTP Server < 2.0.4 DoS Vulnerabilit

Related
Refs
Code
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
freebsd
FreeBSD
h2o -- fix DoS attack vector
9 Jun 201600:00
–freebsd
cve
CVE
CVE-2016-4864
12 May 201718:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2016-4864
12 May 201718:00
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2016-4864
12 May 201718:00
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2016-5844
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
nessus
Tenable Nessus
FreeBSD : h2o -- fix DoS attack vector (08664d42-7989-11e6-b7a8-74d02b9a84d5)
15 Sep 201600:00
–nessus
jvn
Japan Vulnerability Notes
JVN#94779084: H2O use of externally-controlled format string
15 Sep 201600:00
–jvn
jvn
Japan Vulnerability Notes
H2O use of externally-controlled format string
15 Sep 201605:26
–jvn
mend
Mend
CVE-2016-4864
12 May 201718:00
–mend
nvd
NVD
CVE-2016-4864
12 May 201718:29
–nvd
Rows per page
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:h2o_project:h2o";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.140823");
  script_version("2025-10-15T05:39:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-10-15 05:39:06 +0000 (Wed, 15 Oct 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-02-27 16:27:54 +0700 (Tue, 27 Feb 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-02-26 16:03:00 +0000 (Tue, 26 Feb 2019)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4864");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("H2O HTTP Server < 2.0.4 DoS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web Servers");
  script_dependencies("gb_h2o_http_server_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("h2o/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"H2O 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.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"H2O version 2.0.3 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.0.4 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/h2o/h2o/issues/1077");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!version = get_app_version(cpe: CPE, port: port))
  exit(0);

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "2.0.4")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.0.4");
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

15 Oct 2025 00:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 25
CVSS 37.5
EPSS0.01802
53