CVE-2024-12401
"Cert-manager DoS Denial-of-Service Vulnerability"
Description
A flaw was found in the cert-manager package. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify PEM data that the cert-manager reads, for example, in a Secret resource, to use large amounts of CPU in the cert-manager controller pod to effectively create a denial-of-service (DoS) vector for the cert-manager in the cluster.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
0.7
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A flaw was found in the cert-manager package. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify PEM data that the cert-manager reads, for example, in a Secret resource, to use large amounts of CPU in the cert-manager controller pod to effectively create a denial-of-service (DoS) vector for the cert-manager in the cluster. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-20 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12401 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327929 Added Reference https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7400 Added Reference https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7401 Added Reference https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7402 Added Reference https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7403 Added Reference https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-r4pg-vg54-wxx4 Added Reference https://go.dev/issue/50116
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-12401
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