Description
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 8dc37cb, when h2o receives a ClientHello message over TLS or QUIC and it contains a zero-length SNI extension, the h2o server runs over the zero-length hostname while trying to copy the hostname, assuming that it is NULL-terminated. This is a potential denial-of-service attack vector in sense that it might trigger segmentation violation. This issue has been fixed by commit 8dc37cb.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/h2o/h2o/security/advisories/GHSA-w68q-rqwx-7wvq
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/h2o/h2o/commit/8dc37cb1e6171f7f772667618ea440696fed82c3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
16.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
CWE-170
Status
published
Products (1)
h2o/h2o
< 8dc37cb
Published
Jul 16, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 17, 2026