CVE-2021-43848

MEDIUM
Published Feb 1, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.9 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 1, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

h2o is an open source http server. In code prior to the `8c0eca3` commit h2o may attempt to access uninitialized memory. When receiving QUIC frames in certain order, HTTP/3 server-side implementation of h2o can be misguided to treat uninitialized memory as HTTP/3 frames that have been received. When h2o is used as a reverse proxy, an attacker can abuse this vulnerability to send internal state of h2o to backend servers controlled by the attacker or third party. Also, if there is an HTTP endpoint that reflects the traffic sent from the client, an attacker can use that reflector to obtain internal state of h2o. This internal state includes traffic of other connections in unencrypted form and TLS session tickets. This vulnerability exists in h2o server with HTTP/3 support, between commit 93af138 and d1f0f65. None of the released versions of h2o are affected by this vulnerability. There are no known workarounds. Users of unreleased versions of h2o using HTTP/3 are advised to upgrade immediately.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.9
Exploitability
2.2
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-908

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
denah2o* <2021-12-20

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/h2o/h2o/commit/8c0eca3
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/h2o/h2o/security/advisories/GHSA-f9xw-j925-m4m4
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/h2o/h2o/commit/8c0eca3
    PatchThird Party Advisory