CVE-2020-8552 in Kubernetes and Fedora Project Products
Published on March 27, 2020
Kubernetes API server denial of service
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-8552 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?
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.
CVE-2020-8552 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-8552
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Affected Versions
Kubernetes:- Version unspecified and below v1.17.3 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below v1.16.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below v1.15.10 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.