Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-8551

The Kubelet component in versions 1.15.0-1.15.9, 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 the kubelet API, including the unauthenticated HTTP read-only API typically served on port 10255, and the authenticated HTTPS API typically served on port 10250.
Published 2020-03-27 15:15:13
Updated 2023-01-27 18:26:03
Source Kubernetes
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2020-8551

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8551

EPSS FAQ
0.30%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 52 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-8551

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.3
 LOW AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
6.5
2.9
 NIST
4.3
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.8
1.4
 Kubernetes
6.5
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.8
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2020-8551

  • The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.
    Assigned by: jordan@liggitt.net (Secondary)

References for CVE-2020-8551

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