How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
CVE-2024-8062 is classified as CWE-1088: Synchronous Access of Remote Resource without Timeout. The code has a synchronous call to a remote resource, but there is no timeout for the call, or the timeout is set to infinite.
Affected software
CVE-2024-8062 is recorded against 2 packages.
- ai.h2o:h2o-core (from 3.2.0.1)
- h2o (from 3.2.0.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 20 March 2025 and last revised on 7 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
huntr.com (Web)
Other advisories for this package
ai.h2o:h2o-core has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-1088: Synchronous Access of Remote Resource without Timeout) in other software:
