CVE-2024-32974
Envoy affected by a crash in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete()
Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. A crash was observed in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete() with following call stack. It is a use-after-free caused by QUICHE continuing push request headers after StopReading() being called on the stream. As after StopReading(), the HCM's ActiveStream might have already be destroyed and any up calls from QUICHE could potentially cause use after free.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.9
Envoy affected by a crash in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete()
Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. A crash was observed in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete() with following call stack. It is a use-after-free caused by QUICHE continuing push request headers after StopReading() being called on the stream. As after StopReading(), the HCM's ActiveStream might have already be destroyed and any up calls from QUICHE could potentially cause use after free.
- Record
CVE-2024-32974- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
EUVDEUVD-2024-30726
5.9
Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. A crash was observed in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete() with following call stack. It is a use-after-free caused by QUICHE continuing push request headers after StopReading() being called on the stream. As after StopReading(), the HCM's ActiveStream might have already be destroyed and any up calls from QUICHE could potentially cause use after free.
- Record
EUVD-2024-30726- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
NVD
5.9
Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. A crash was observed in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete() with following call stack. It is a use-after-free caused by QUICHE continuing push request headers after StopReading() being called on the stream. As after StopReading(), the HCM's ActiveStream might have already be destroyed and any up calls from QUICHE could potentially cause use after free.
- Record
CVE-2024-32974- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSV
5.9
Envoy affected by a crash in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete()
Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. A crash was observed in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete() with following call stack. It is a use-after-free caused by QUICHE continuing push request headers after StopReading() being called on the stream. As after StopReading(), the HCM's ActiveStream might have already be destroyed and any up calls from QUICHE could potentially cause use after free.
- Record
CVE-2024-32974- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVBIT-envoy-2024-32974 No score
Envoy affected by a crash in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete()
Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. A crash was observed in EnvoyQuicServerStream::OnInitialHeadersComplete() with following call stack. It is a use-after-free caused by QUICHE continuing push request headers after StopReading() being called on the stream. As after StopReading(), the HCM's ActiveStream might have already be destroyed and any up calls from QUICHE could potentially cause use after free.
- Record
BIT-envoy-2024-32974- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
envoyBitnami |
before 1.27.6, 1.28.0 up to 1.28.4, 1.29.0 up to 1.29.5, 1.30.0 up to 1.30.2 | 1.27.61.28.41.29.51.30.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-32974 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Envoyproxy Envoy, published June 4, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in envoy 1.27.6.