What is CVE-2024-53269?

CVE-2024-53269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Envoyproxy Envoy, classified under Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2024-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-53269?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Envoyproxy Envoy

CVE-2024-53269

Envoy is a cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. When additional address are not ip addresses, then the Happy Eyeballs sorting algorithm will crash in data plane. This issue has been addressed in releases 1.32.2, 1.31.4, and 1.30.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable Happy Eyeballs and/or change the IP configuration.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Envoyproxy Envoy — versions >= 1.32.0, < 1.32.2, >= 1.31.0, < 1.31.4, >= 1.30.0, < 1.30.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-670 — Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53269?: CVE-2024-53269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Envoyproxy Envoy, classified under Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2024-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-53269?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.