9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2022-31045
"Istio Envoy Header Memory Corruption Vulnerability"
Description

Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. In affected versions ill-formed headers sent to Envoy in certain configurations can lead to unexpected memory access resulting in undefined behavior or crashing. Users are most likely at risk if they have an Istio ingress Gateway exposed to external traffic. This vulnerability has been resolved in versions 1.12.8, 1.13.5, and 1.14.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

June 9, 2022, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 17, 2022, 3:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-31045 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Istio istio
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-31045.

URL Resource
https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-xwx5-5c9g-x68x Third Party Advisory
https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2022-05 Broken Link

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-31045 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-31045 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-xwx5-5c9g-x68x No Types Assigned https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-xwx5-5c9g-x68x Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2022-05 No Types Assigned https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2022-05 Broken Link
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.12.8 *cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.13.0 up to (excluding) 1.13.5 *cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} 0.01%

score

0.64925

percentile

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