CVE-2020-12605
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Envoy version 1.14.2, 1.13.2, 1.12.4 or earlier may consume excessive amounts of memory when processing HTTP/1.1 headers with long field names or requests with long URLs.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedservicemesh-proxy-0:1.1.4-2.el8.src as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh release notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2798 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-0:1.1.4-2.el8.x86_64 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh release notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2798 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-0:1.0.11-1.el8.src as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh release notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2864 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-0:1.0.11-1.el8.x86_64 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh release notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2864
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (18)
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advisories (4)
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- RHSA-2020:2798Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1 servicemesh-proxy security update2020-07-01csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for servicemesh-proxy is now available for OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2020:2864Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0 servicemesh-proxy security update2020-07-07csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for servicemesh-proxy is now available for OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0777Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-07-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, oder Auswirkungen hinsichtlich der Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität zu verursachen.
- BIT-envoy-2020-126052024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Envoy version 1.14.2, 1.13.2, 1.12.4 or earlier may consume excessive amounts of memory when processing HTTP/1.1 headers with long field names or requests with long URLs.
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references (15)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47038cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-12605cnnvd
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy-setec/issues/137cnnvd
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-fjxc-jj43-f777cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12605cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158277/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-2798-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158362/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-2864-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Envoy-four-vulnerabilities-37691cnnvd
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