CVE-2021-32778
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-24 20:30
Modified
2024-08-03 23:33
Severity
Summary
Excessive CPU utilization when closing HTTP/2 streams
References
| Source | URL | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| security-advisories@github.com | https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-3xh3-33v5-chcc | Third Party Advisory |
| security-advisories@github.com | https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.19.0/version_history/version_history | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| envoyproxy | envoy |
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