Use-after-free in envoy - CVE-2024-32974

 

Use-after-free in envoy - CVE-2024-32974

Published: June 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91154
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32974
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 a use-after-free error in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete() function. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-32974

Install updates from vendor's website.

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