CVE-2016-4864
H2O versions 2.0.3 and earlier and 2.1.0-beta2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a...
CVE-2016-4864 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dena H2o, published May 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-4864- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-4864- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5844 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5844- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4xp-827w-ffh7
7.5
H2O versions 2.0.3 and earlier and 2.1.0-beta2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h4xp-827w-ffh7- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-4864- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, products | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |