vulnerability
Kubernetes: CVE-2019-11254: Denial of service vulnerability from malicious YAML payloads
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | Apr 17, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 1, 2020
Added
Apr 8, 2020
Modified
Apr 17, 2026
Description
The Kubernetes API Server component in versions 1.1-1.14, and versions prior to 1.15.10, 1.16.7 and 1.17.3 allows an authorized user who sends malicious YAML payloads to cause the kube-apiserver to consume excessive CPU cycles while parsing YAML.
Solutions
kubernetes-upgrade-1_15_10kubernetes-upgrade-1_16_8kubernetes-upgrade-1_17_3
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