CVE-2020-8659

envoy: Excessive CPU and/or memory usage when proxying HTTP/1.1

Published Mar 4, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
CNCF Envoy through 1.13.0 may consume excessive amounts of memory when proxying HTTP/1.1 requests or responses with many small (i.e. 1 byte) chunks.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3014-1 elog security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-29507 CNCF Envoy through 1.13.0 may consume excessive amounts of memory when proxying HTTP/1.1 requests or responses with many small (i.e. 1 byte) chunks.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Envoyproxy
Envoyproxy envoy
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cncf:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cncf
Cncf envoy
Envoyproxy
Envoyproxy envoy
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 10:03 AM
Reserved
Feb 6, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 4, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 3, 2020, 6:00 PM