Vulnerability identifier: #VU86325
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
envoy
Server applications /
IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor: Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncaught exception in proxy protocol when using an address type that is not supported by the OS. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
envoy: 1.0.0 - 1.29.0
External links
http://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-5m7c-mrwr-pm26
http://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/bacd3107455b8d387889467725eb72aa0d5b5237
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.