EnvoyApplication · Envoyproxy

CVE-2024-32975

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.27.6 / 1.28.4 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. There is a crash at `QuicheDataReader::PeekVarInt62Length()`. It is caused by integer underflow in the `QuicStreamSequencerBuffer::PeekRegion()` implementation.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
EnvoyApplication
Affected:< 1.27.6>= 1.28.0, < 1.28.4>= 1.29.0, < 1.29.5>= 1.30.0, < 1.30.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.27.6 / 1.28.4 / 1.29.5 or later
Fixed in 1.27.61.28.41.29.5
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Envoy 1.27.6, 1.28.4, 1.29.5, or 1.30.2 (whichever is compatible with your release branch)

  1. 1. Identify the current Envoy version in use by checking the deployment configuration or running `envoy --version`
  2. 2. Review the Envoy release notes for the target version to check for any breaking changes relevant to your deployment
  3. 3. For Kubernetes deployments: update the Envoy image tag in your deployment manifests to one of the fixed versions (1.30.2, 1.29.5, 1.28.4, or 1.27.6)
  4. 4. For direct installations: use the appropriate package manager or download the new binary from the Envoy releases page (github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases)
  5. 5. Apply the configuration changes and restart the Envoy instances
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking `envoy --version` shows the new version and the proxy is functioning correctly
  7. 7. Monitor logs for any issues related to the QUIC protocol handling after the upgrade
Caveat Review Envoy release notes for breaking changes between your current version and target version; QUIC-related configuration may need adjustment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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