Infinite Loop

2024-06-0705:21:43

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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envoy proxy

vulnerability

brotli

infinite loop

denial of service

software

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

17.0%

JSON

github.com/envoyproxy/envoy is vulnerable to an Infinite Loop. The vulnerability is caused when handling Brotli-compressed data with extra input, which causes the system to consume excessive resources and potentially become unresponsive to legitimate traffic. An attacker can exploit this with a specially crafted requests which can potentially result in Denial of Service.