CVE-2024-32976

Envoy can enter an endless loop while decompressing Brotli data with extra input

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 4, 2024 at 08:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEnvoy

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. Envoyproxy with a Brotli filter can get into an endless loop during decompression of Brotli data with extra input.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 1.27.5v ≤ 1.28.3v ≤ 1.29.4v ≤ 11.30.11.18.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.27.51.18.0 ≤ v < 1.27.61.28.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.28.31.28.0 ≤ v < 1.28.41.29.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.29.41.29.0 ≤ v < 1.29.51.30.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.30.11.30.0 ≤ v < 1.30.21.18.01.28.01.29.01.30.0
Affected range stops below 1.27.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.28.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.29.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.30.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

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CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835

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