# CVE-2024-53270: HTTP/1: sending overload crashes when the request is reset beforehand in envoy

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.32.3, 1.31.5, 1.30.9, 1.29.12
- Published: 2024-12-18 · Updated: 2024-12-18

## Affected

- envoyproxy envoy: from 1.32.0, fixed in 1.32.3; from 1.31.0, fixed in 1.31.5; from 1.30.0, fixed in 1.30.9; fixed in 1.29.12

## Description

Envoy is a cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. In affected versions `sendOverloadError` is going to assume the active request exists when `envoy.load_shed_points.http1_server_abort_dispatch` is configured. If `active_request` is nullptr, only onMessageBeginImpl() is called. However, the `onMessageBeginImpl` will directly return ok status if the stream is already reset leading to the nullptr reference. The downstream reset can actually happen during the H/2 upstream reset. As a result envoy may crash. This issue has been addressed in releases 1.32.3, 1.31.5, 1.30.9, and 1.29.12. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable `http1_server_abort_dispatch` load shed point and/or use a high threshold.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on envoyproxy envoy, upgrade to a fixed version (1.32.3, 1.31.5, 1.30.9, 1.29.12) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-q9qv-8j52-77p3
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/pull/37743/commits/6cf8afda956ba67c9afad185b962325a5242ef02

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