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CVE-2023-35942 (GCVE-0-2023-35942)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-25 18:24 – Updated: 2024-10-24 18:01
VLAI
Title
Envoy's gRPC access log crash caused by the listener draining
Summary
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. Prior to versions 1.27.0, 1.26.4, 1.25.9, 1.24.10, and 1.23.12, gRPC access loggers using listener's global scope can cause a `use-after-free` crash when the listener is drained. Versions 1.27.0, 1.26.4, 1.25.9, 1.24.10, and 1.23.12 have a fix for this issue. As a workaround, disable gRPC access log or stop listener update.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-24 18:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
envoyproxy envoy Affected: >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.4
Affected: >= 1.25.0, < 1.25.9
Affected: >= 1.24.0, < 1.24.10
Affected: < 1.23.12
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