FreeBSD : h2o -- Use-after-free vulnerability (d0b12952-cb86-11e6-906f-0cc47a065786)

high Nessus Plugin ID 96222

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Kazuho Oku reports :

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in H2O up to and including version 2.0.4 / 2.1.0-beta3 that can be used by a remote attacker to mount DoS attacks and / or information theft.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://github.com/h2o/h2o/releases/tag/v2.0.5

https://github.com/h2o/h2o/issues/1144

http://www.nessus.org/u?c18fbd5b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96222

File Name: freebsd_pkg_d0b12952cb8611e6906f0cc47a065786.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 1/3/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:h2o, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 12/29/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2016