#VU25835 Resource exhaustion in envoy - CVE-2020-8659

Vulnerability identifier: #VU25835

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8659

CWE-ID: CWE-400

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 the affected software consumes excessive amounts of memory when proxying HTTP/1.1 requests or responses with many small (i.e. 1 byte) chunks. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

envoy: 1.0.0, 1.1.0 - 1.13.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 - 1.7.1, 1.8.0, 1.9.0 - 1.9.1

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External links
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-jwcm-4pwp-c2qv
https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.13.1/intro/version_history

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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.