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01 Record

CVE-2019-11254

Kubernetes API Server denial of service vulnerability from malicious YAML payloads

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: kubernetes
CNA base score6.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

02 Description

Kubernetes API Server denial of service vulnerability from malicious YAML payloads

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 87.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-04-01 20:30Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 23:16Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-04-17
Assigning CNA
kubernetes
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-1050Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a LoopBase
  • CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
e937bcc61a3e3037b50436b6001cb542ba5b786816e64780173680519405365f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
KubernetesKubernetesprior to 1.15.10, prior to 1.16.7, prior to 1.17.3, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • kubernetes
    Fixed in 1.17.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • kubernetes
    Fixed in 1.17.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • kubernetes
    Fixed in 1.17.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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