CVE-2024-5979 (GCVE-0-2024-5979)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-27 18:40 – Updated: 2025-10-15 12:49
VLAI
Title
Denial of Service via Invalid Argument in h2oai/h2o-3
Summary
In h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0, the `run_tool` command in the `rapids` component allows the `main` function of any class under the `water.tools` namespace to be called. One such class, `MojoConvertTool`, crashes the server when invoked with an invalid argument, causing a denial of service.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-19 15:30 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
h2oai h2oai/h2o-3 Affected: unspecified , < 3.46.0.6 (custom)
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    cpe:2.3:a:h2oai:h2oai\/h2o-3:3.40.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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