Integer overflow in Envoyproxy Envoy

CVE-2021-28682

An issue was discovered in Envoy through 1.71.1. There is a remotely exploitable integer overflow in which a very large grpc-timeout value leads to unexpected timeout calculations.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (79.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28682?
CVE-2021-28682 is a high-severity vulnerability in Envoyproxy Envoy, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-28682?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.