CVE-2020-5416: CF clusters with NGINX in front of them may be vulnerable to DoS
First published: Fri Aug 14 2020(Updated: )
Cloud Foundry Routing (Gorouter), versions prior to 0.204.0, when used in a deployment with NGINX reverse proxies in front of the Gorouters, is potentially vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks in which an unauthenticated malicious attacker can send specially-crafted HTTP requests that may cause the Gorouters to be dropped from the NGINX backend pool.
Credit: security@pivotal.io
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudfoundry Cf-deployment | <13.13.0 | |
| Cloudfoundry Routing-release | <0.204.0 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-5416?
CVE-2020-5416 is a vulnerability in Cloud Foundry Routing (Gorouter) versions prior to 0.204.0.
How does CVE-2020-5416 affect Cloudfoundry Cf-deployment?
Cloudfoundry Cf-deployment versions up to and excluding 13.13.0 are affected by CVE-2020-5416.
How does CVE-2020-5416 affect Cloudfoundry Routing-release?
Cloudfoundry Routing-release versions up to and excluding 0.204.0 are affected by CVE-2020-5416.
What is the severity of CVE-2020-5416?
CVE-2020-5416 has a severity rating of high (6.5).
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-5416?
More information about CVE-2020-5416 can be found at https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5416.
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