SB2024100411 - IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores update for Envoy Proxy Envoy



SB2024100411 - IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores update for Envoy Proxy Envoy

Published: October 4, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024100411
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27919)

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

CVSSv4: 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/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient limitations in oghttp codec placed on the amount of CONTINUATION frames that can be sent within a single HTTP/2 stream. A remote attacker can send a sequence of CONTINUATION frames without the END_HEADERS bit set causing unlimited memory consumption.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.