H2O alllows bypassing address-based access control with 0-RTT
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. When an HTTP request using TLS/1.3 early data on top of TCP Fast Open or QUIC 0-RTT packets is received and the IP-address-based access control is used, the access control does not detect and prohibit HTTP requests conveyed by packets with a spoofed source address. This behavior allows attackers on the network to execute HTTP requests from addresses that are otherwise rejected by the address-based access control. The vulnerability has been addressed in commit 15ed15a. Users may disable the use of TCP FastOpen and QUIC to mitigate the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h2oai | h2o | before 15ed15a2efb83a77bb4baaa5a119e639c2f6898a | 15ed15a2efb83a77bb4baaa5a119e639c2f6898a | Patch available | CNA |
- h2o Vendorh2oai Affected before 15ed15a2efb83a77bb4baaa5a119e639c2f6898a Fixed in 15ed15a2efb83a77bb4baaa5a119e639c2f6898a Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dena:h2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2024-10-10 | Vulnerable | Kazuho Oku |
- cpe:2.3:a:dena:h2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2024-10-10 Vulnerable ·Kazuho Oku
Remediation
- Fix · CNA h2o (h2o) Fixed in 15ed15a2efb83a77bb4baaa5a119e639c2f6898a
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45397
References
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Sources
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