Openshift Mesh 2.6.3/2.5.6: Envoy Header Sanitization Bypass DDoS & Replay
CVE-2025-0752 Published on January 28, 2025
Envoyproxy: openshift service mesh envoy http header sanitization bypass leading to dos and unauthorized access
A flaw was found in OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6.3 and 2.5.6. Rate-limiter avoidance, access-control bypass, CPU and memory exhaustion, and replay attacks may be possible due to improper HTTP header sanitization in Envoy.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-0752 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. 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, with no impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
What is a HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability?
When malformed or abnormal HTTP requests are interpreted by one or more entities in the data flow between the user and the web server, such as a proxy or firewall, they can be interpreted inconsistently, allowing the attacker to "smuggle" a request to one device without the other device being aware of it.
CVE-2025-0752 has been classified to as a HTTP Request Smuggling vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-0752
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Exploit Probability
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