Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. Prior to 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1, a structural flaw was identified in DefaultCertValidator::verifySubjectAltName where the extracted DNS SAN string is cast to a C-style string using .c_str() before being passed to the Utility::dnsNameMatch() algorithm. If the attacker serves a certificate with a dNSName SAN containing an embedded NUL byte, the helper Utility::generalNameAsString captures the complete string including the NUL. However, when .c_str() evaluates it, implicit conversion to absl::string_view inside dnsNameMatch relies on strlen(), prematurely truncating the evaluation context. Envoy evaluates trucated string against the exact required config_san match and returns true, thereby successfully validating the string with the Nul byte for an upstream routing. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.35.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.36.0, < 1.36.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.37.0, < 1.37.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.38.0, < 1.38.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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