4.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-53269
Envoy Happy Eyeballs Algorithm Crash in Data Plane
Description

Envoy is a cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. When additional address are not ip addresses, then the Happy Eyeballs sorting algorithm will crash in data plane. This issue has been addressed in releases 1.32.2, 1.31.4, and 1.30.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable Happy Eyeballs and/or change the IP configuration.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 18, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 18, 2024, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-53269 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 Envoyproxy envoy
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-mfqp-7mmj-rm53
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Envoy is a cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. When additional address are not ip addresses, then the Happy Eyeballs sorting algorithm will crash in data plane. This issue has been addressed in releases 1.32.2, 1.31.4, and 1.30.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable Happy Eyeballs and/or change the IP configuration.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-670
    Added Reference https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/pull/37743/commits/3f62168d86aceb90f743f63b50cc711710b1c401
    Added Reference https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-mfqp-7mmj-rm53
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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