CVE-2024-12401

MEDIUM EPSS 45.8%
Published Dec 12, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Dec 12, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A flaw was found in the cert-manager package. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify PEM data that the cert-manager reads, for example, in a Secret resource, to use large amounts of CPU in the cert-manager controller pod to effectively create a denial-of-service (DoS) vector for the cert-manager in the cluster.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.4
Exploitability
0.7
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
45.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Validation

References 8

  • access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12401
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327929
  • github.com https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7400
  • github.com https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7401
  • github.com https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7402
  • github.com https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7403
  • github.com https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-r4pg-vg54-wxx4
  • go.dev https://go.dev/issue/50116

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.