CVE-2020-15114 HIGH

CVE-2020-15114: Denial of Service in etcd

Vendor Etcd-Io
Product etcd
Weakness CWE-400
Published August 6, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

7.7/10
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:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In etcd before versions 3.3.23 and 3.4.10, the etcd gateway is a simple TCP proxy to allow for basic service discovery and access. However, it is possible to include the gateway address as an endpoint. This results in a denial of service, since the endpoint can become stuck in a loop of requesting itself until there are no more available file descriptors to accept connections on the gateway.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 6, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated