Cert-Manager Vulnerability Permits CPU-Based DoS Attack

CVE-2024-12401

4.4MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Cert-manager Operator For Red Hat Openshift
Cryostat 3
Multicluster Engine For Kubernetes
Openshift Serverless
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 December 2024

Summary

A flaw was found in the cert-manager package. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify PEM data that the cert-manager reads, for example, in a Secret resource, to use large amounts of CPU in the cert-manager controller pod to effectively create a denial-of-service (DoS) vector for the cert-manager in the cluster.

Refferences

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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