Red Hat Software Collections 1 update for rh-haproxy18-haproxy

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU26549

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11100

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTTP/2 requests within the hpack_dht_insert() function in hpack-tbl.c (HPACK decoder). A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/2 request to the affected HAProxy, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

rh-haproxy18-haproxy (Red Hat package): 1.8.4-3.el7 - 1.8.4-4.el7

Red Hat Software Collections: 1 for RHEL 7 - 1 for RHEL 7.7

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:rh-haproxy18-haproxy_redhat_package:1.8.4-3.el7:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:rh-haproxy18-haproxy_redhat_package:1.8.4-4.el7:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_software_collections:1 for RHEL 7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_software_collections:1 for RHEL 7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_software_collections:1 for RHEL 7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1290

Q & A

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.