High severity · published Apr 4, 2024
CVE-2024-30255
Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy
7.5
CVSS
87.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. The HTTP/2 protocol stack in Envoy versions prior to 1.29.3, 1.28.2, 1.27.4, and 1.26.8 are vulnerable to CPU exhaustion due to flood of CONTINUATION frames. Envoy's HTTP/2 codec allows the client to send an unlimited number of CONTINUATION frames even after exceeding Envoy's header map limits. This allows an attacker to send a sequence of CONTINUATION frames without the END_HEADERS bit set causing CPU utilization, consuming approximately 1 core per 300Mbit/s of traffic and culminating in denial of service through CPU exhaustion. Users should upgrade to version 1.29.3, 1.28.2, 1.27.4, or 1.26.8 to mitigate the effects of the CONTINUATION flood. As a workaround, disable HTTP/2 protocol for downstream connections.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)87.8% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EN
Envoy · Envoyproxy
before 1.26.8; 1.27.0 before 1.27.4; 1.28.0 before 1.28.2; 1.29.0 before 1.29.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30255
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-30255
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/05/3
Patch
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-j654-3ccm-vfmm
www.kb.cert.org
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/421644
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