Gentoo update for HAProxy

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU26549

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11100

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTTP/2 requests within the hpack_dht_insert() function in hpack-tbl.c (HPACK decoder). A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/2 request to the affected HAProxy, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-proxy/haproxy to version: 2.1.4

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-22

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.