CVE-2022-29225 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Envoy proxy versions prior to 1.22.1. An attacker can exploit this by sending a small, highly compressed payload (a "zip bomb") that exhausts system memory during decompression, leading to a denial of service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion beyond a single Reddit mention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.22.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.