CVE-2019-11253 Kubernetes API Server JSON/YAML parsing vulnerable to resource exhaustion attack

2019-09-2700:00:00

CWE-20

kubernetes

www.cve.org

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.019 Low

EPSS

Percentile

88.6%

JSON

Improper input validation in the Kubernetes API server in versions v1.0-1.12 and versions prior to v1.13.12, v1.14.8, v1.15.5, and v1.16.2 allows authorized users to send malicious YAML or JSON payloads, causing the API server to consume excessive CPU or memory, potentially crashing and becoming unavailable. Prior to v1.14.0, default RBAC policy authorized anonymous users to submit requests that could trigger this vulnerability. Clusters upgraded from a version prior to v1.14.0 keep the more permissive policy by default for backwards compatibility.

CNA Affected

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  {
    "product": "Kubernetes",
    "vendor": "Kubernetes",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "prior to 1.13.12"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "prior to 1.14.8"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "prior to 1.15.5"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "prior to 1.16.2"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.1"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.2"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.3"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.4"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.5"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.6"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.7"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.8"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.9"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.10"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.11"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.12"
      }
    ]
  }
]