Buffer overflow in Open-Telemetry Opentelemetry-Collector
CVE-2024-36129
The OpenTelemetry Collector offers a vendor-agnostic implementation on how to receive, process and export telemetry data. An unsafe decompression vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the collector via excessive memory consumption. OTel Collector version 0.102.1 fixes this issue. It is also fixed in the confighttp module version 0.102.0 and configgrpc module version 0.102.1.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/security/advisories/GHSA-c74f… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/pull/10289 (Patch)
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/pull/10323 (Patch)
- opentelemetry.io/blog/2024/cve-2024-36129 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-36129?
- CVE-2024-36129 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Telemetry Opentelemetry-Collector, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-36129?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.