HIGH

CVE-2024-36129

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

1.2 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpcGoall versions · fixed in 0.102.1
go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confighttpGoall versions · fixed in 0.102.0
opentelemetry-collectorBitnamiall versions · fixed in 0.102.1

Vendor advisories

CVE-2024-36129 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed
opentelemetry-collector: denial of service via specially crafted HTTP or gRPC request
RHSA-2024:3943 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.2.1 operator containers security update

Full record on NVD

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.

Technical details

Published: 2024-06-05

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36129?

Is CVE-2024-36129 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-36129 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.2% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36129?

CVE-2024-36129 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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