CVE-2019-11254

moderate-risk
Published 2020-04-01

The Kubernetes API Server component in versions 1.1-1.14, and versions prior to 1.15.10, 1.16.7 and 1.17.3 allows an authorized user who sends malicious YAML payloads to cause the kube-apiserver to consume excessive CPU cycles while parsing YAML.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Kubernetes

References (6)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89535
Third Party Advisory https://groups.google.com/d/msg/kubernetes-announce/ALL9s73E5ck/4yHe8J-PBAAJ
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89535
Third Party Advisory https://groups.google.com/d/msg/kubernetes-announce/ALL9s73E5ck/4yHe8J-PBAAJ
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal