SB2020063045 - Resource exhaustion in envoy
Published: June 30, 2020 Updated: August 27, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020063045
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8663)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: 8.7 [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]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in connection handling when accepting a flood of connections. A remote attacker can send a large number of connection attempts to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.