CVE-2020-5423

Cloud Controller is vulnerable to denial of service via YAML parsing

Published Dec 2, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
CAPI (Cloud Controller) versions prior to 1.101.0 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack in which an unauthenticated malicious attacker can send specially-crafted YAML files to certain endpoints, causing the YAML parser to consume excessive CPU and RAM.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-26591 CAPI (Cloud Controller) versions prior to 1.101.0 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack in which an unauthenticated malicious attacker can send specially-crafted YAML files to certain endpoints, causing the YAML parser to consume excessive CPU and RAM.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
pivotal
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 3:43 AM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 2, 2020, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM