#VU78682 Use-after-free in envoy - CVE-2023-35942
Published: July 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78682
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35942
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the gRPC access logger extension. A remote user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.