CVE-2016-7835

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Published Jun 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in H2O allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or obtain server certificate private keys and possibly other information.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Kazuho Oku

H2O

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`version 2.0.4 and earlier`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dena:h2o::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:h2o_project:h2o:2.1.0:beta3::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8684	Use-after-free vulnerability in H2O allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or obtain server certificate private keys and possibly other information.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.227% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95061
https://github.com/h2o/h2o/issues/1144
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN44566208/index.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Dena H2o

H2o Project H2o

Weaknesses

CWE-416

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: Jun 9, 2017, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:04 AM
Reserved: Sep 9, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 9, 2017, 4:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:53 AM

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