Inefficient CPU Computation in envoy - CVE-2024-23323

 

Inefficient CPU Computation in envoy - CVE-2024-23323

Published: February 12, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86323
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23323
CWE-ID: CWE-1176
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Affected software:
envoy

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the excessive CPU usage when URI template matcher is configured using regex. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-23323

Install updates from vendor's website.

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