CVE-2024-53269 | Happy Eyeballs: Validate that additional_address are IP addresses instead of crashing when sorting in envoy

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Envoy is a cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. When additional address are not ip addresses, then the Happy Eyeballs sorting algorithm will crash in data plane. This issue has been addressed in releases 1.32.2, 1.31.4, and 1.30.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable Happy Eyeballs and/or change the IP configuration.

Published: 2024-12-18 Last update: 2025-08-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-53269 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-53269

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-53269

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 2025-05-16 0.10% 0.02% -0.08%
2 2025-04-15 0.23% 0.10% -0.13%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.23% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-53269

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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.
 0.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-53269

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-53269

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53269

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-53269

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
envoyproxy envoy >= 1.30.0, < 1.30.8 cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
envoyproxy envoy >= 1.31.0, < 1.31.4 cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
envoyproxy envoy >= 1.32.0, < 1.32.2 cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-53269

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