CVE-2019-25014

A NULL pointer dereference was found in pkg/proxy/envoy/v2/debug.go getResourceVersion in Istio pilot before 1.5.0-alpha.0. If a particular HTTP GET request is made to the pilot API endpoint, it is possible to cause the Go runtime to panic (resulting in a denial of service to the istio-pilot application).

Published: 2021-01-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-25014 is rated Moderate Risk (51.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.42%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-25014

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.21% 1.42% +1.22%
2 2025-11-21 0.26% 0.21% -0.05%
3 2025-11-18 0.26%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-25014

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-25014

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-25014

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-25014

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-25014

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
istio istio <= 1.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openshift_service_mesh 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_service_mesh:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-25014

URL Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1919066 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/istio/istio/compare/1.4.2...1.5.0-alpha.0 Third Party Advisory
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