CVE-2022-31045
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. In affected versions ill-formed headers sent to Envoy in certain configurations can lead to unexpected memory access resulting in undefined behavior or crashing. Users are most likely at risk if they have an Istio ingress Gateway exposed to external traffic. This vulnerability has been resolved in versions 1.12.8, 1.13.5, and 1.14.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.9–9.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (37)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Service Interconnect 1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:service_interconnect_1
- Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.11all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:developer_tools_and_services_4.11
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0288Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-06-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen und Daten zu manipulieren.
- GHSA-xwx5-5c9g-x68xIll-formed headers may lead to unexpected behavior in Istio2022-06-10ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Ill-formed headers sent to Envoy in certain configurations can lead to unexpected memory access resulting in undefined behavior or crashing. You are at most risk if you have an Istio ingress Gateway exposed to external traffic. ### Patches 1.12.8, 1.13.5, 1.14.1 ### Workarounds No. ### References More details can be found in the [Istio Security Bulletin](https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2022-05) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [istio-security-vulnerability-reports@googlegroups.com](mailto:istio-security-vulnerability-reports@googlegroups.com)
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-31045/cnnvd
- https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-xwx5-5c9g-x68xcnnvd
- https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2022-05cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167485/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-5006-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167850/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-5004-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.2900cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.3685cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022061011cnnvd
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