CVE-2021-28683

HIGH

Envoy - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Envoy through 1.71.1. There is a remotely exploitable NULL pointer dereference and crash in TLS when an unknown TLS alert code is received.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blog.envoyproxy.io
Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-r22g-5f3x-xjgg

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0169
EPSS Percentile 74.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (2)
envoyproxy/envoy 1.16.2
envoyproxy/envoy 1.17.1
Published May 20, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026