What is CVE-2020-15114?

CVE-2020-15114 is a high-severity vulnerability in Etcd-io Etcd, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-15114?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Etcd-io Etcd

CVE-2020-15114

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…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.004 (61.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Etcd-io Etcd — versions < 3.3.23, < 3.4.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-2xhq-gv6c-p224 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
FEDORA-2020-cd43b84c16 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15114?: CVE-2020-15114 is a high-severity vulnerability in Etcd-io Etcd, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-15114?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.