What is CVE-2020-8661?

CVE-2020-8661 refers to a vulnerability in CNCF Envoy through 1.13.0 that may consume excessive amounts of memory when responding internally to pipelined requests.

How severe is CVE-2020-8661?

CVE-2020-8661 has a severity score of 7.5, which is considered high.

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-8661?

CNCF Envoy versions up to and including 1.13.0, Redhat Openshift Service Mesh version 1.0.9.

How can I fix CVE-2020-8661?

To fix CVE-2020-8661, upgrade to CNCF Envoy version 1.13.1 or higher.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-8661?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-8661 at the following references: <a href="https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0734">Red Hat advisory</a>, <a href="https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-36cq-ww7h-p4j7">Envoy security advisory</a>, <a href="https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.13.1/intro/version_history">Envoy version history</a>.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-8661

high

7.5

CWE

400

13/2/2020

4/3/2020

24/5/2022

CVE-2020-8661

First published: Thu Feb 13 2020(Updated: )

CNCF Envoy through 1.13.0 may consume excessive amounts of memory when responding internally to pipelined requests.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
redhat/envoy	<1.13.1	1.13.1
CNCF Envoy	<=1.13.0
Redhat Openshift Service Mesh	=1.0.9

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What is CVE-2020-8661?
CVE-2020-8661 refers to a vulnerability in CNCF Envoy through 1.13.0 that may consume excessive amounts of memory when responding internally to pipelined requests.
How severe is CVE-2020-8661?
CVE-2020-8661 has a severity score of 7.5, which is considered high.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-8661?
CNCF Envoy versions up to and including 1.13.0, Redhat Openshift Service Mesh version 1.0.9.
How can I fix CVE-2020-8661?
To fix CVE-2020-8661, upgrade to CNCF Envoy version 1.13.1 or higher.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-8661?
You can find more information about CVE-2020-8661 at the following references: <a href="https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0734">Red Hat advisory</a>, <a href="https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-36cq-ww7h-p4j7">Envoy security advisory</a>, <a href="https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.13.1/intro/version_history">Envoy version history</a>.

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