CVE-2020-11100
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4,...
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-11100- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-11100- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-3458 No score
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2020-3458- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3xcv-57q9-hrj2
8.8
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4,...
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-3xcv-57q9-hrj2- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-11100
8.8
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-11100- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-11100- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-11100
8.8
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11100- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:1287
8.8
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:1287- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:1288
8.8
Red Hat Security Advisory: haproxy security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:1288- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:1289
8.8
Red Hat Security Advisory: haproxy security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:1289- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:1290
8.8
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-haproxy18-haproxy security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:1290- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:1936
8.8
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.4.3 haproxy security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:1936- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11100
8.8
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11100- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-haproxy-2020-11100 No score
In hpack_dht_insert in hpack-tbl.c in the HPACK decoder in HAProxy 1.8 through 2.x before 2.1.4, a remote attacker can write arbitrary bytes around a certain location on the heap via a crafted HTTP/2 request, possibly causing remote code execution.
- Record
BIT-haproxy-2020-11100- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0444-1 No score
Security update for haproxy
This update for haproxy fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-11100: Fixed an H2/HPAC vulnerability ch might have allowed arbitrary writes into a 32-bit relative address space (bsc#1168023).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0444-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10839-1 No score
haproxy-2.4.4+git0.acb1d0bea-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the haproxy-2.4.4+git0.acb1d0bea-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10839-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0851-1 No score
Security update for haproxy
This update for haproxy fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-11100: Fixed an H2/HPAC vulnerability ch might have allowed arbitrary writes into a 32-bit relative address space (bsc#1168023).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0851-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0852-1 No score
Security update for haproxy
This update for haproxy fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-11100: Fixed an H2/HPAC vulnerability ch might have allowed arbitrary writes into a 32-bit relative address space (bsc#1168023).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0852-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4321-1 No score
haproxy vulnerability
Felix Wilhelm discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain HTTP/2 requests. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-4321-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
haproxyAlpine:v3.10 |
1.8.0 up to 2.0.14-r0 | 2.0.14-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.11 |
1.8.0 up to 2.0.14-r0 | 2.0.14-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.12 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.13 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.14 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.15 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.16 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.17 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.18 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.19 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
haproxyAlpine:v3.20 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.21 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.22 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.23 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.24 |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4-r0 | 2.1.4-r0 |
haproxyAlpine:v3.9 |
1.8.0 up to 1.8.25-r0 | 1.8.25-r0 |
haproxyBitnami |
1.8.0 up to 2.1.4 | 2.1.4 |
haproxyDebian:12 |
before 2.0.13-2 | 2.0.13-2 |
haproxyDebian:13 |
before 2.0.13-2 | 2.0.13-2 |
haproxyDebian:14 |
before 2.0.13-2 | 2.0.13-2 |
haproxyDebian:10 |
before 1.8.19-1+deb10u2, plus listed versions 1.8.19-11.8.19-1+deb10u11.8.19-1+deb10u2~bpo9+1 |
1.8.19-1+deb10u2 |
haproxyRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.23-3.el7 | 0:1.8.23-3.el7 |
haproxy-debuginfoRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.23-3.el7 | 0:1.8.23-3.el7 |
haproxy18Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.23-3.el7 | 0:1.8.23-3.el7 |
haproxyRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:1.8.15-6.el8_1.1 | 0:1.8.15-6.el8_1.1 |
haproxy-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:1.8.15-6.el8_1.1 | 0:1.8.15-6.el8_1.1 |
haproxy-debugsourceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:1.8.15-6.el8_1.1 | 0:1.8.15-6.el8_1.1 |
haproxyRed Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream |
before 0:1.8.15-5.el8_0.1 | 0:1.8.15-5.el8_0.1 |
haproxy-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream |
before 0:1.8.15-5.el8_0.1 | 0:1.8.15-5.el8_0.1 |
haproxy-debugsourceRed Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream |
before 0:1.8.15-5.el8_0.1 | 0:1.8.15-5.el8_0.1 |
rh-haproxy18-haproxyRed Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7 |
before 0:1.8.17-1.el7.1 | 0:1.8.17-1.el7.1 |
rh-haproxy18-haproxy-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7 |
before 0:1.8.17-1.el7.1 | 0:1.8.17-1.el7.1 |
rh-haproxy18-haproxy-syspathsRed Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7 |
before 0:1.8.17-1.el7.1 | 0:1.8.17-1.el7.1 |
haproxyRed Hat:openshift:4.4::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2.0.13-3.el7 | 0:2.0.13-3.el7 |
haproxy-debuginfoRed Hat:openshift:4.4::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2.0.13-3.el7 | 0:2.0.13-3.el7 |
haproxy20Red Hat:openshift:4.4::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2.0.13-3.el7 | 0:2.0.13-3.el7 |
haproxyRed Hat:openshift:4.4::el8 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2.0.13-3.el8 | 0:2.0.13-3.el8 |
haproxy-debugsourceRed Hat:openshift:4.4::el8 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2.0.13-3.el8 | 0:2.0.13-3.el8 |
haproxy20Red Hat:openshift:4.4::el8 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2.0.13-3.el8 | 0:2.0.13-3.el8 |
haproxy20-debuginfoRed Hat:openshift:4.4::el8 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2.0.13-3.el8 | 0:2.0.13-3.el8 |
haproxySUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 |
before 2.0.10+git0.ac198b92-8.12.1 | 2.0.10+git0.ac198b92-8.12.1 |
haproxySUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 |
before 2.0.10+git0.ac198b92-3.19.1 | 2.0.10+git0.ac198b92-3.19.1 |
haproxyUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 1.8.8-1ubuntu0.10, plus listed versions 1.7.9-1ubuntu11.7.9-1ubuntu21.8.4-11.8.7-11.8.8-1 Show 8 moreShow less1.8.8-1ubuntu0.11.8.8-1ubuntu0.21.8.8-1ubuntu0.31.8.8-1ubuntu0.41.8.8-1ubuntu0.61.8.8-1ubuntu0.71.8.8-1ubuntu0.81.8.8-1ubuntu0.9 |
1.8.8-1ubuntu0.10 |
haproxyopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 2.0.10+git0.ac198b92-lp151.2.9.1 | 2.0.10+git0.ac198b92-lp151.2.9.1 |
haproxyopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 2.4.4+git0.acb1d0bea-1.2 | 2.4.4+git0.acb1d0bea-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-11100 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Haproxy, published April 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.6%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in haproxy 2.0.14-r0.
References
haproxy.org
haproxy.org/download/2.1/src/CHANGELOG
lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00052.html
mail-archive.com/haproxy%40formilux.org/msg36876.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1819111
git.haproxy.org?p=haproxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5dfc5d5cd0d2128d77253ead3acf03a421ab5b88
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bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168023
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00002.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MNW5RZLIX7LOXRLV7WMHX22CI43XSXKW
debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4649
usn.ubuntu.com/4321-1
packetstormsecurity.com/files/157323/haproxy-hpack-tbl.c-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/264C7UL3X7L7QE74ZJ557IOUFS3J4QQC
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-22
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11100
git.haproxy.org?p=haproxy.git;a=commit;h=5dfc5d5cd0d2128d77253ead3acf03a421ab5b88
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/264C7UL3X7L7QE74ZJ557IOUFS3J4QQC
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MNW5RZLIX7LOXRLV7WMHX22CI43XSXKW
mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg36876.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3xcv-57q9-hrj2
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-11100
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-11100
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1287
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1759697
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1777584
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_1287.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18277
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18277
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18277
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19330
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19330
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19330
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11100
access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/haproxy
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11100
bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2023
haproxy.com/blog/haproxy-1-8-http-2-hpack-decoder-vulnerability-fixed
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1288
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_1288.json
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1289
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_1289.json
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1290
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_1290.json
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1936
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_1936.json
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200851-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1168023
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11100
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200852-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11100
mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg36877.html
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4321-1
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/GVCFDTUM5AKHJ2MTCGCUY2BZ7XCYA4AN
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11469
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14645
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20103
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20615
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14241
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18277
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-39240
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-40346