GHSA-v7hc-87jc-qrrr
eventing-github vulnerable to denial of service caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations
GHSA-v7hc-87jc-qrrr is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in knative.dev/eventing-github, published December 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in knative.dev/eventing-github 0.39.1.
- Severity
- UnratedNo CVSS score yet
- Exploit chance
- UnscoredNo EPSS score yet
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.39.1knative.dev/eventing-github
Description
Impact
The eventing-github cluster-local server doesn't set ReadHeaderTimeout which could lead do a DDoS attack, where a large group of users send requests to the server causing the server to hang for long enough to deny it from being available to other users, also know as a Slowloris attack.
Patches
Fix in v1.12.1 and v1.11.3
Credits
The vulnerability was reported by Ada Logics during an ongoing security audit of Knative involving Ada Logics, the Knative maintainers, OSTIF and CNCF.
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
knative.dev/eventing-githubGo | before 0.39.1 | 0.39.1 |
What each source reports
GitHub AdvisoriesNo score
eventing-github vulnerable to denial of service caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations
Impact
The eventing-github cluster-local server doesn't set ReadHeaderTimeout which could lead do a DDoS attack, where a large group of users send requests to the server causing the server to hang for long enough to deny it from being available to other users, also know as a Slowloris attack.
Patches
Fix in v1.12.1 and v1.11.3
Credits
The vulnerability was reported by Ada Logics during an ongoing security audit of Knative involving Ada Logics, the Knative maintainers, OSTIF and CNCF.
- Record
GHSA-v7hc-87jc-qrrr- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
eventing-github vulnerable to denial of service caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations
Impact
The eventing-github cluster-local server doesn't set ReadHeaderTimeout which could lead do a DDoS attack, where a large group of users send requests to the server causing the server to hang for long enough to deny it from being available to other users, also know as a Slowloris attack.
Patches
Fix in v1.12.1 and v1.11.3
Credits
The vulnerability was reported by Ada Logics during an ongoing security audit of Knative involving Ada Logics, the Knative maintainers, OSTIF and CNCF.
- Record
GHSA-v7hc-87jc-qrrr- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-2388No score
eventing-github vulnerable to denial of service caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations in knative.dev/eventing-github
eventing-github vulnerable to denial of service caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations in knative.dev/eventing-github
- Record
GO-2023-2388- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
github.com/knative-extensions/eventing-github/security/advisories/GHSA-v7hc-87jc-qrrr