CVE-2024-23323 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-23323: Excessive CPU usage when URI template matcher is configured using regex in Envoy

Vendor Envoyproxy
Product envoy
Weakness CWE-400
Published February 9, 2024
Last update August 1, 2024

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. The regex expression is compiled for every request and can result in high CPU usage and increased request latency when multiple routes are configured with such matchers. This issue has been addressed in released 1.29.1, 1.28.1, 1.27.3, and 1.26.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 9, 2024 CVE published
August 1, 2024 Record updated