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GHSA-GJCG-VRXG-XMGV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-09-10 17:54 – Updated: 2021-09-10 16:32
VLAI
Summary
Incorrect handling of H2 GOAWAY + SETTINGS frames
Details

Envoy, which Pomerium is based on, can abnormally terminate if an H/2 GOAWAY and SETTINGS frame are received in the same IO event.

Impact

This can lead to a DoS in the presence of untrusted upstream servers.

Patches

0.15.1 contains an upgraded envoy binary with this vulnerability patched.

Workarounds

If only trusted upstreams are configured, there is not substantial risk of this condition being triggered.

References

envoy GSA envoy CVE envoy announcement

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in pomerium/pomerium * Email us at security@pomerium.com

Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/pomerium/pomerium"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
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            },
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            }
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-39162"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-754"
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    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-09-10T16:32:16Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-09-09T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Envoy, which Pomerium is based on, can abnormally terminate if an H/2 GOAWAY and SETTINGS frame are received in the same IO event.  \n\n### Impact\nThis can lead to a DoS in the presence of untrusted *upstream* servers.\n\n### Patches\n0.15.1 contains an upgraded envoy binary with this vulnerability patched.\n\n### Workarounds\nIf only trusted upstreams are configured, there is not substantial risk of this condition being triggered.\n\n### References\n[envoy GSA](https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-j374-mjrw-vvp8)\n[envoy CVE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32780)\n[envoy announcement](https://groups.google.com/g/envoy-announce/c/5xBpsEZZDfE/m/wD05NZBbAgAJ)\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [pomerium/pomerium](https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium/issues)\n* Email us at [security@pomerium.com](mailto:security@pomerium.com)\n\n",
  "id": "GHSA-gjcg-vrxg-xmgv",
  "modified": "2021-09-10T16:32:16Z",
  "published": "2021-09-10T17:54:01Z",
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    },
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    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Incorrect handling of H2 GOAWAY + SETTINGS frames"
}



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