#VU101847 NULL pointer dereference in envoy - CVE-2024-53270
Published: December 19, 2024 / Updated: December 23, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101847
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53270
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
envoy
envoy
Software vendor:
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error during the H/2 upstream reset. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/pull/37743/commits/6cf8afda956ba67c9afad185b962325a5242ef02
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-q9qv-8j52-77p3
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.29.12
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.30.9
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.31.5