FreeBSD : h2o -- heap overrun parsing zero-length SNI (fba766f4-ccda-4e1b-8875-ab857c6a6532)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 320874

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the fba766f4-ccda-4e1b-8875-ab857c6a6532 advisory.

h2o project reports:
When h2o receives a TLS or QUIC ClientHello containing a zero-length SNI extension, it can overrun the zero-length hostname while copying it. This can trigger a segmentation fault and cause a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 320874

File Name: freebsd_pkg_fba766f4ccda4e1b8875ab857c6a6532.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 6/12/2026

Updated: 8/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.78

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44452

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44452

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