CVE-2024-36129 | BDVDB-2026-238463 Detail

open-telemetryopentelemetry-collector

Description#

The OpenTelemetry Collector offers a vendor-agnostic implementation on how to receive, process and export telemetry data. An unsafe decompression vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the collector via excessive memory consumption. OTel Collector version 0.102.1 fixes this issue. It is also fixed in the confighttp module version 0.102.0 and configgrpc module version 0.102.1.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-06-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-02Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-06-05
Last modified: 2024-08-02

Vendor information

Vendor: open-telemetry
Product: opentelemetry-collector

All open-telemetry vulnerabilities

Score

8.2 High

EPSS

1.2%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 69.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 0.102.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.2 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).