CVE-2020-8552
Kubernetes API server denial of service
Severity Score
4.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
The Kubernetes API server component in versions prior to 1.15.9, 1.16.0-1.16.6, and 1.17.0-1.17.2 has been found to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack via successful API requests.
Se detectó que el componente servidor de la API Kubernetes en versiones anteriores a 1.15.9, versiones 1.16.0-1.16.6 y versiones 1.17.0-1.17.2, es vulnerable a un ataque de denegación de servicio versiones por medio de unas peticiones de la API con éxito.
A denial of service vulnerability was found in the Kubernetes API server. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send repeated, crafted HTTP requests to exhaust available memory and cause a crash.
*Credits:
Gus Lees (Amazon)
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Timeline
- 2020-02-03 CVE Reserved
- 2020-03-27 CVE Published
- 2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
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CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- CWE-789: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
CAPEC
References (6)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s | X_refsource_misc | |
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003 | Third Party Advisory |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89378 | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" | <= 1.15.9 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" and version " <= 1.15.9" | - |
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Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" | >= 1.16.0 <= 1.16.6 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" and version " >= 1.16.0 <= 1.16.6" | - |
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Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" | >= 1.17.0 <= 1.17.2 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" and version " >= 1.17.0 <= 1.17.2" | - |
Affected
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32" | - |
Affected
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