Improper input validation in Red Hat Cert-Manager Operator For Openshift
CVE-2024-12401
A flaw was found in the cert-manager package. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify PEM data that the cert-manager reads, for example, in a Secret resource, to use large amounts of CPU in the cert-manager controller pod to effectively create a denial-of-service (DoS) vector for the cert-manager in the cluster.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12401 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7400
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7401
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7402
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7403
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-r4pg-vg54-wxx4
- go.dev/issue/50116
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12401?
- CVE-2024-12401 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Cert-Manager Operator For Openshift, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12401?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.