CVE-2019-11254 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-11254: Kubernetes API Server denial of service vulnerability from malicious YAML payloads

Vendor Kubernetes
Product Kubernetes
Weakness CWE-1050
Published April 1, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Kubernetes API Server component in versions 1.1-1.14, and versions prior to 1.15.10, 1.16.7 and 1.17.3 allows an authorized user who sends malicious YAML payloads to cause the kube-apiserver to consume excessive CPU cycles while parsing YAML.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated