CVE-2024-7765 – h2o

Package

Manager: pip
Name: h2o
Vulnerable Version: >=3.32.1.2 <=3.46.0.2

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00149 pctl0.35969

Details

H2O Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via Large GZIP Parsing In h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0.2, a vulnerability exists where uploading and repeatedly parsing a large GZIP file can cause a denial of service. The server becomes unresponsive due to memory exhaustion and a large number of concurrent slow-running jobs. This issue arises from the improper handling of highly compressed data, leading to significant data amplification.

Metadata

Created: 2025-03-20T12:32:46Z
Modified: 2025-03-20T19:56:42Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/03/GHSA-6w62-3jvj-mfj6/GHSA-6w62-3jvj-mfj6.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-409"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-6w62-3jvj-mfj6
Finding: F159
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