CVE-2019-11253 HIGH

CVE-2019-11253: Kubernetes API Server JSON/YAML parsing vulnerable to resource exhaustion attack

Vendor Kubernetes
Product Kubernetes
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published October 17, 2019
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper input validation in the Kubernetes API server in versions v1.0-1.12 and versions prior to v1.13.12, v1.14.8, v1.15.5, and v1.16.2 allows authorized users to send malicious YAML or JSON payloads, causing the API server to consume excessive CPU or memory, potentially crashing and becoming unavailable. Prior to v1.14.0, default RBAC policy authorized anonymous users to submit requests that could trigger this vulnerability. Clusters upgraded from a version prior to v1.14.0 keep the more permissive policy by default for backwards compatibility.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 17, 2019 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated