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CVE-2024-30255

medium · 5.3

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.

5.3
CVSS
87.8%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2024-04-04
Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses

CWE-390

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
envoyproxyenvoy< 1.26.8
envoyproxyenvoy>= 1.27.0, < 1.27.4
envoyproxyenvoy>= 1.28.0, < 1.28.2
envoyproxyenvoy>= 1.29.0, < 1.29.3

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References

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