Riskcovery

CVE-2019-11254

Kubernetes API Server denial of service vulnerability from malicious YAML payloads

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Apr 1, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Reserved
Apr 17, 2019

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Description

The Kubernetes API Server component in versions 1.1-1.14, and versions prior to 1.15.10, 1.16.7 and 1.17.3 allows an authorized user who sends malicious YAML payloads to cause the kube-apiserver to consume excessive CPU cycles while parsing YAML.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hkubernetes

Weaknesses

  • CWE-1050 Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop

Affected Products

ProductVersions
KubernetesKubernetes
  • prior to 1.15.10Affected
  • prior to 1.16.7Affected
  • prior to 1.17.3Affected
  • 1.1Affected
  • 1.2Affected
  • 1.3Affected
  • 1.4Affected
  • 1.5Affected
  • 1.6Affected
  • 1.7Affected
  • 1.8Affected
  • 1.9Affected
  • 1.10Affected
  • 1.11Affected
  • 1.12Affected
  • 1.13Affected
  • 1.14Affected

References

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