CVE-2024-53269
Happy Eyeballs: Validate that additional_address are IP addresses instead of crashing when sorting in envoy
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Happy Eyeballs: Validate that additional_address are IP addresses instead of crashing when sorting in envoy
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-53269- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-670
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-51924
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-51924- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-53269- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/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-670
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Happy Eyeballs: Validate that additional_address are IP addresses instead of crashing when sorting in envoy
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-53269- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-670
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-envoy-2024-53269 No score
Happy Eyeballs: Validate that additional_address are IP addresses instead of crashing when sorting in envoy
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.
- Record
BIT-envoy-2024-53269- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
envoyBitnami |
1.30.0 up to 1.30.8, 1.31.0 up to 1.31.4, 1.32.0 up to 1.32.2 | 1.30.81.31.41.32.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-53269 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.5) in Envoyproxy Envoy, published December 18, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in envoy 1.30.8.