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CVE-2024-30255

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
0.8781
Risk score
51.93
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2024-04-04
Modified
2025-11-04
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2024-28182
Products
n/a:envoy 1.27.0, < 1.27.4, n/a:envoy 1.28.0, < 1.28.2, n/a:envoy 1.29.0, < 1.29.3, n/a:envoy < 1.26.8
Sources
euvd EUVD-2024-28182

Description

Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. The HTTP/2 protocol stack in Envoy versions prior to 1.29.3, 1.28.2, 1.27.4, and 1.26.8 are vulnerable to CPU exhaustion due to flood of CONTINUATION frames. Envoy's HTTP/2 codec allows the client to send an unlimited number of CONTINUATION frames even after exceeding Envoy's header map limits. This allows an attacker to send a sequence of CONTINUATION frames without the END_HEADERS bit set causing CPU utilization, consuming approximately 1 core per 300Mbit/s of traffic and culminating in denial of service through CPU exhaustion. Users should upgrade to version 1.29.3, 1.28.2, 1.27.4, or 1.26.8 to mitigate the effects of the CONTINUATION flood. As a workaround, disable HTTP/2 protocol for downstream connections.

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