CVE-2020-11100: High severity haproxy vulnerability

Published Mar 31, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in the way haproxy processed certain HTTP/2 request packets. An attacker could send crafted HTTP/2 request packets which cause memory corruption, leading to a crash or potential remote arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the user running haproxy.

Other sources

In hpackdhtinsert 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.

Ubuntu

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/haproxy<2.1.4
2.1.4
ubuntu/haproxy<1.8.8-1ubuntu0.10
1.8.8-1ubuntu0.10
ubuntu/haproxy<2.0.5-1ubuntu0.4
2.0.5-1ubuntu0.4
ubuntu/haproxy<2.0.14
2.0.14
debian/haproxy
2.2.9-2+deb11u62.6.12-1+deb12u12.9.9-1
HAProxy HAProxy>=1.8.0<2.1.4
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
redhat OpenShift Container Platform=3.11
redhat OpenShift Container Platform=4.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
openSUSE Leap=15.1
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data<=4.0
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data<=5.0

Event History

Apr 2, 2020
CVE Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:23 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:23 PM
Description
Aug 4, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:32 AM
Description
Aug 28, 2025
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-11100.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11100?

The severity of CVE-2020-11100 is high with a severity value of 8.8.

3

What software versions are affected by CVE-2020-11100?

The versions affected by CVE-2020-11100 include HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4.

4

How can a remote attacker exploit CVE-2020-11100?

A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2020-11100 by sending a crafted HTTP/2 request, which can allow them to write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap, possibly leading to remote code execution.

5

Are there any remediation steps available for CVE-2020-11100?

Yes, there are remediation steps available for CVE-2020-11100. Please refer to the official references for more information on how to mitigate this vulnerability.

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