Cyber Resilience

CVE-2020-11100

Memory Safety in Redhat Openshift Container Platform 3.11 … 4.0

Public PoCHigh EPSSMemory Safety
Published
02 April 2020
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.61 99.1th percentile
Risk Priority 87 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2020-11100 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Accessconfidence: HIGH
Out-of-bounds write in the HPACK decoder allows remote code execution via crafted HTTP/2 requests to a public-facing HAProxy instance.
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalationconfidence: HIGH
Heap memory corruption via out-of-bounds write can be leveraged to escalate privileges and achieve code execution.
T1055 Process Injection Stealthconfidence: MEDIUM
Successful exploitation of the heap write primitive can be used to inject and execute attacker-controlled code within the HAProxy process.
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

haproxy
haproxy
1.8.0 — 2.1.4
debian
debian linux
10.0
redhat
openshift container platform
3.11, 4.0
fedoraproject
fedora
30, 31
canonical
ubuntu linux
18.04, 19.10
opensuse
leap
15.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure-development practices (static analysis, bounds checking, code review) are the primary means of preventing out-of-bounds writes.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover out-of-bounds write flaws so they can be remediated.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching or replacing vulnerable software directly eliminates known instances of this coding weakness.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect and prevent out-of-bounds write defects.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates practices that prevent out-of-bounds writes.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify bounds-checking and safe memory handling.

prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles reduce the likelihood of buffer overflows.

prevents

Secure coding directly addresses out-of-bounds writes through language choice and coding standards.

prevents

Change management can enforce review gates that catch unsafe memory operations before deployment.

References