Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Discouraged

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft

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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

5551 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-2MGW-7Q6P-8GRG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-19 19:56 – Updated: 2026-06-12 19:27
VLAI
Summary
FPDI: Memory Exhaustion and Endless Loop in FPDI leads to Denial of Service
Details

Impact

This is a significant Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability. Any application that uses FPDI to process user-supplied PDF files is at risk. An attacker can upload a small, malicious PDF file that will cause the server-side script to crash due to memory exhaustion or a script time-out. Repeated attacks can lead to sustained service unavailability.

Patches

Fixed as of version 2.6.7

Workarounds

No.

References

No.

Severity
6.0 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "setasign/fpdi"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-45802"
  ],
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    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-19T19:56:17Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-11T20:16:23Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nThis is a significant Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability. Any application that uses FPDI to process user-supplied PDF files is at risk. An attacker can upload a small, malicious PDF file that will cause the server-side script to crash due to memory exhaustion or a script time-out. Repeated attacks can lead to sustained service unavailability.\n\n### Patches\nFixed as of version 2.6.7\n\n### Workarounds\nNo.\n\n### References\nNo.",
  "id": "GHSA-2mgw-7q6p-8grg",
  "modified": "2026-06-12T19:27:03Z",
  "published": "2026-05-19T19:56:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Setasign/FPDI/security/advisories/GHSA-2mgw-7q6p-8grg"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45802"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/Setasign/FPDI/commit/1695cfcc7e01fe844a7296b3de90855a3fa65be6"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/Setasign/FPDI"
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  "summary": "FPDI: Memory Exhaustion and Endless Loop in FPDI leads to Denial of Service"
}

GHSA-2MJ4-5V84-3P3J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-14 18:30 – Updated: 2023-11-14 18:30
VLAI
Details

Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-36042"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-11-14T18:15:34Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
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  "details": "Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability",
  "id": "GHSA-2mj4-5v84-3p3j",
  "modified": "2023-11-14T18:30:28Z",
  "published": "2023-11-14T18:30:28Z",
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    }
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GHSA-2MMQ-F6MJ-FWFX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-26 21:30 – Updated: 2023-02-01 18:30
VLAI
Details

In several functions of SettingsState.java, there is a possible system crash loop due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-239415861

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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GHSA-2MP6-9MJC-P6JG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-09 12:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:30
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in Python before 3.11.1. An unnecessary quadratic algorithm exists in one path when processing some inputs to the IDNA (RFC 3490) decoder, such that a crafted, unreasonably long name being presented to the decoder could lead to a CPU denial of service. Hostnames are often supplied by remote servers that could be controlled by a malicious actor; in such a scenario, they could trigger excessive CPU consumption on the client attempting to make use of an attacker-supplied supposed hostname. For example, the attack payload could be placed in the Location header of an HTTP response with status code 302. A fix is planned in 3.11.1, 3.10.9, 3.9.16, 3.8.16, and 3.7.16.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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    "nvd_published_at": "2022-11-09T07:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "id": "GHSA-2mp6-9mjc-p6jg",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T00:30:34Z",
  "published": "2022-11-09T12:00:19Z",
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      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LKWAMPURWUV3DCCT4J7VHRF4NT2CFVBR"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KNE4GMD45RGC2HWUAAIGTDHT5VJ2E4O4"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-2MPQ-2V9J-3J3J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-05 18:34 – Updated: 2025-02-05 18:34
VLAI
Details

When Client or Server SSL profiles are configured on a Virtual Server, or DNSSEC signing operations are in use, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in memory and CPU resource utilization.

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.9 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-21087"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-05T18:15:30Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "When Client or Server SSL profiles are configured on a Virtual Server, or DNSSEC signing operations are in use, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in memory and CPU resource utilization.\n\n \n\n\nNote: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated",
  "id": "GHSA-2mpq-2v9j-3j3j",
  "modified": "2025-02-05T18:34:46Z",
  "published": "2025-02-05T18:34:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21087"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000134888"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-2MRG-GJXQ-2GVR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-23 15:00 – Updated: 2026-07-23 15:00
VLAI
Summary
PHPSpreadsheet: Gnumeric reader unbounded gzip expansion causes memory exhaustion
Details

Summary

PhpSpreadsheet's Gnumeric reader reads attacker-supplied .gnumeric files into memory and, when the file starts with gzip magic bytes, calls gzdecode() on the full compressed contents without enforcing a decompressed-size limit. A very small compressed .gnumeric file can expand to data larger than the PHP memory limit and crash the process during Gnumeric::canRead() before the file is rejected or fully parsed.

This is reachable through normal file-type detection and Gnumeric loading paths, so applications that accept attacker-controlled spreadsheet uploads can suffer denial of service.

Vulnerability details

Gnumeric::canRead() invokes gzfileGetContents() before deciding whether the file is a valid Gnumeric spreadsheet:

  • src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:80-90 calls $this->gzfileGetContents($filename) from canRead().
  • src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:105-115 calls canRead() and then reads the expanded contents again for worksheet-name listing.
  • src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:253-265 calls canRead() and then reads the expanded contents again for full loading.

The vulnerable expansion is in gzfileGetContents():

  • src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:187-190 reads the entire input file into $contents with file_get_contents().
  • src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:192-197 detects gzip magic bytes and calls gzdecode($contents) without a decompressed-size cap.
  • src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:204-205 scans the expanded data only after decompression has already completed.

Because decompression occurs before XML scanning or structural validation, a tiny gzip payload can force large memory allocation even if the resulting XML is meaningless or invalid.

Impact

A small .gnumeric upload can crash a PHP worker during spreadsheet type detection or import. This can cause denial of service in web applications, queue workers, preview services, document converters, or any service that runs PhpSpreadsheet against untrusted spreadsheet files.

In the local reproduction below, a 97,811-byte file expands to about 96 MiB and crashes Gnumeric::canRead() under memory_limit=64M at Reader/Gnumeric.php:195.

Safe local proof of concept

This proof of concept uses only Docker with --network none; it creates the compressed payload inside the container and does not contact external infrastructure.

docker run --rm --network none -i \
  -v /home/sondt23/Github/CVE/ares/github-repo/PhpSpreadsheet:/app \
  -w /app ghcr.io/typo3/core-testing-php82:1.15 sh <<'SH'
set -eu
php -r '
$prefix = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?><gnm:Workbook xmlns:gnm=\"http://www.gnumeric.org/v10.dtd\">";
$suffix = "</gnm:Workbook>";
$payload = $prefix . str_repeat("A", 96 * 1024 * 1024) . $suffix;
$gz = gzencode($payload, 9);
file_put_contents("/tmp/bomb.gnumeric", $gz);
printf("compressed_size=%d expanded_size=%d\n", filesize("/tmp/bomb.gnumeric"), strlen($payload));
'
php -d memory_limit=64M -d display_errors=1 -r '
require "/app/vendor/autoload.php";
$r = new PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Gnumeric();
var_dump($r->canRead("/tmp/bomb.gnumeric"));
' 2>&1 || true
SH

Observed output:

compressed_size=97811 expanded_size=100663390
PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 67108864 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 50291378 bytes) in /app/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php on line 195
PHP Stack trace:
PHP   1. {main}() Command line code:0
PHP   2. PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Gnumeric->canRead($filename = '/tmp/bomb.gnumeric') Command line code:4
PHP   3. PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Gnumeric->gzfileGetContents($filename = '/tmp/bomb.gnumeric') /app/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:84
PHP   4. gzdecode(...) /app/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:195

Suggested remediation

  • Do not decompress gzip data with unbounded gzdecode() for untrusted .gnumeric files.
  • Stream decompression with a strict maximum output-size limit before allocating the full expanded XML.
  • Enforce a configurable maximum compressed size and maximum decompressed size for Gnumeric files.
  • Ensure canRead(), listWorksheetNames(), listWorksheetInfo(), and load() share bounded decompression logic and avoid decompressing the same file repeatedly.
  • Fail closed with a recoverable Reader\Exception when limits are exceeded, rather than allowing a PHP fatal memory error.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 5.8.0"
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    "nvd_published_at": null,
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  },
  "details": "## Summary\n\nPhpSpreadsheet\u0027s Gnumeric reader reads attacker-supplied `.gnumeric` files into memory and, when the file starts with gzip magic bytes, calls `gzdecode()` on the full compressed contents without enforcing a decompressed-size limit. A very small compressed `.gnumeric` file can expand to data larger than the PHP memory limit and crash the process during `Gnumeric::canRead()` before the file is rejected or fully parsed.\n\nThis is reachable through normal file-type detection and Gnumeric loading paths, so applications that accept attacker-controlled spreadsheet uploads can suffer denial of service.\n\n## Vulnerability details\n\n`Gnumeric::canRead()` invokes `gzfileGetContents()` before deciding whether the file is a valid Gnumeric spreadsheet:\n\n- `src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:80-90` calls `$this-\u003egzfileGetContents($filename)` from `canRead()`.\n- `src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:105-115` calls `canRead()` and then reads the expanded contents again for worksheet-name listing.\n- `src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:253-265` calls `canRead()` and then reads the expanded contents again for full loading.\n\nThe vulnerable expansion is in `gzfileGetContents()`:\n\n- `src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:187-190` reads the entire input file into `$contents` with `file_get_contents()`.\n- `src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:192-197` detects gzip magic bytes and calls `gzdecode($contents)` without a decompressed-size cap.\n- `src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:204-205` scans the expanded data only after decompression has already completed.\n\nBecause decompression occurs before XML scanning or structural validation, a tiny gzip payload can force large memory allocation even if the resulting XML is meaningless or invalid.\n\n## Impact\n\nA small `.gnumeric` upload can crash a PHP worker during spreadsheet type detection or import. This can cause denial of service in web applications, queue workers, preview services, document converters, or any service that runs PhpSpreadsheet against untrusted spreadsheet files.\n\nIn the local reproduction below, a 97,811-byte file expands to about 96 MiB and crashes `Gnumeric::canRead()` under `memory_limit=64M` at `Reader/Gnumeric.php:195`.\n\n## Safe local proof of concept\n\nThis proof of concept uses only Docker with `--network none`; it creates the compressed payload inside the container and does not contact external infrastructure.\n\n```bash\ndocker run --rm --network none -i \\\n  -v /home/sondt23/Github/CVE/ares/github-repo/PhpSpreadsheet:/app \\\n  -w /app ghcr.io/typo3/core-testing-php82:1.15 sh \u003c\u003c\u0027SH\u0027\nset -eu\nphp -r \u0027\n$prefix = \"\u003c?xml version=\\\"1.0\\\"?\u003e\u003cgnm:Workbook xmlns:gnm=\\\"http://www.gnumeric.org/v10.dtd\\\"\u003e\";\n$suffix = \"\u003c/gnm:Workbook\u003e\";\n$payload = $prefix . str_repeat(\"A\", 96 * 1024 * 1024) . $suffix;\n$gz = gzencode($payload, 9);\nfile_put_contents(\"/tmp/bomb.gnumeric\", $gz);\nprintf(\"compressed_size=%d expanded_size=%d\\n\", filesize(\"/tmp/bomb.gnumeric\"), strlen($payload));\n\u0027\nphp -d memory_limit=64M -d display_errors=1 -r \u0027\nrequire \"/app/vendor/autoload.php\";\n$r = new PhpOffice\\PhpSpreadsheet\\Reader\\Gnumeric();\nvar_dump($r-\u003ecanRead(\"/tmp/bomb.gnumeric\"));\n\u0027 2\u003e\u00261 || true\nSH\n```\n\nObserved output:\n\n```text\ncompressed_size=97811 expanded_size=100663390\nPHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 67108864 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 50291378 bytes) in /app/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php on line 195\nPHP Stack trace:\nPHP   1. {main}() Command line code:0\nPHP   2. PhpOffice\\PhpSpreadsheet\\Reader\\Gnumeric-\u003ecanRead($filename = \u0027/tmp/bomb.gnumeric\u0027) Command line code:4\nPHP   3. PhpOffice\\PhpSpreadsheet\\Reader\\Gnumeric-\u003egzfileGetContents($filename = \u0027/tmp/bomb.gnumeric\u0027) /app/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:84\nPHP   4. gzdecode(...) /app/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Gnumeric.php:195\n```\n\n## Suggested remediation\n\n- Do not decompress gzip data with unbounded `gzdecode()` for untrusted `.gnumeric` files.\n- Stream decompression with a strict maximum output-size limit before allocating the full expanded XML.\n- Enforce a configurable maximum compressed size and maximum decompressed size for Gnumeric files.\n- Ensure `canRead()`, `listWorksheetNames()`, `listWorksheetInfo()`, and `load()` share bounded decompression logic and avoid decompressing the same file repeatedly.\n- Fail closed with a recoverable `Reader\\Exception` when limits are exceeded, rather than allowing a PHP fatal memory error.",
  "id": "GHSA-2mrg-gjxq-2gvr",
  "modified": "2026-07-23T15:00:17Z",
  "published": "2026-07-23T15:00:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-2mrg-gjxq-2gvr"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/85f2556b0bf5269061bf45932ecda8a128d81750"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/1.30.6"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/2.1.18"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/2.4.7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/3.10.7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/5.8.1"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
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}

GHSA-2MVQ-XP48-4C77

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-09-03 20:35 – Updated: 2021-09-29 18:37
VLAI
Summary
Denial of Service in subtext
Details

All versions of subtext are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The package fails to enforce the maxBytes configuration for payloads with chunked encoding that are written to the file system. This allows attackers to send requests with arbitrary payload sizes, which may exhaust system resources leading to Denial of Service.

Recommendation

This package is not actively maintained and has been moved to @hapi/subtext where version 6.1.2.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "subtext"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.0.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-08-31T18:49:45Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "All versions of `subtext` are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The package fails to enforce the `maxBytes` configuration for payloads with chunked encoding that are written to the file system. This allows attackers to send requests with arbitrary payload sizes, which may exhaust system resources leading to Denial of Service.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nThis package is not actively maintained and has been moved to `@hapi/subtext` where version 6.1.2.",
  "id": "GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77",
  "modified": "2021-09-29T18:37:04Z",
  "published": "2020-09-03T20:35:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/hapijs/subtext/issues/72"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/hapijs/subtext"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1168"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Denial of Service in subtext"
}

GHSA-2MVW-R265-49Q6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-22 00:32 – Updated: 2026-07-22 00:32
VLAI
Details

Vulnerability in the Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management product of Oracle Supply Chain (component: Install). The supported version that is affected is 6.2.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-61192"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-21T22:18:51Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management product of Oracle Supply Chain (component: Install).   The supported version that is affected is 6.2.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).",
  "id": "GHSA-2mvw-r265-49q6",
  "modified": "2026-07-22T00:32:22Z",
  "published": "2026-07-22T00:32:22Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61192"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-2P2C-VWQ7-7VG6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:27 – Updated: 2024-12-27 18:30
VLAI
Details

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Denial of Service with large HTTP headers: By using a combination of many requests with maximum sized headers (almost 80 KB per connection), and carefully timed completion of the headers, it is possible to cause the HTTP server to abort from heap allocation failure. Attack potential is mitigated by the use of a load balancer or other proxy layer.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-12121"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-11-28T17:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Denial of Service with large HTTP headers: By using a combination of many requests with maximum sized headers (almost 80 KB per connection), and carefully timed completion of the headers, it is possible to cause the HTTP server to abort from heap allocation failure. Attack potential is mitigated by the use of a load balancer or other proxy layer.",
  "id": "GHSA-2p2c-vwq7-7vg6",
  "modified": "2024-12-27T18:30:25Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:27:48Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12121"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2258"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3497"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0008"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106043"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-2P3X-QW9C-25HH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-03-22 23:27 – Updated: 2022-02-08 21:33
VLAI
Summary
XStream can cause a Denial of Service.
Details

Impact

The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to allocate 100% CPU time on the target system depending on CPU type or parallel execution of such a payload resulting in a denial of service only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types.

Patches

If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.

Workarounds

See workarounds for the different versions covering all CVEs.

References

See full information about the nature of the vulnerability and the steps to reproduce it in XStream's documentation for CVE-2021-21341.

Credits

The vulnerability was discovered and reported by threedr3am.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in XStream * Contact us at XStream Google Group

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00002.html"
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      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP"
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Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Design throttling mechanisms into the system architecture. The best protection is to limit the amount of resources that an unauthorized user can cause to be expended. A strong authentication and access control model will help prevent such attacks from occurring in the first place. The login application should be protected against DoS attacks as much as possible. Limiting the database access, perhaps by caching result sets, can help minimize the resources expended. To further limit the potential for a DoS attack, consider tracking the rate of requests received from users and blocking requests that exceed a defined rate threshold.

Mitigation
Architecture and Design
  • Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
  • The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
  • The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute -- and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.
  • recognizes the attack and denies that user further access for a given amount of time, or
  • uniformly throttles all requests in order to make it more difficult to consume resources more quickly than they can again be freed.
Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Ensure that protocols have specific limits of scale placed on them.

Mitigation
Implementation

Ensure that all failures in resource allocation place the system into a safe posture.

CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death

An attacker initiates a resource depletion attack where a large number of small XML messages are delivered at a sufficiently rapid rate to cause a denial of service or crash of the target. Transactions such as repetitive SOAP transactions can deplete resources faster than a simple flooding attack because of the additional resources used by the SOAP protocol and the resources necessary to process SOAP messages. The transactions used are immaterial as long as they cause resource utilization on the target. In other words, this is a normal flooding attack augmented by using messages that will require extra processing on the target.

CAPEC-227: Sustained Client Engagement

An adversary attempts to deny legitimate users access to a resource by continually engaging a specific resource in an attempt to keep the resource tied up as long as possible. The adversary's primary goal is not to crash or flood the target, which would alert defenders; rather it is to repeatedly perform actions or abuse algorithmic flaws such that a given resource is tied up and not available to a legitimate user. By carefully crafting a requests that keep the resource engaged through what is seemingly benign requests, legitimate users are limited or completely denied access to the resource.

CAPEC-492: Regular Expression Exponential Blowup

An adversary may execute an attack on a program that uses a poor Regular Expression(Regex) implementation by choosing input that results in an extreme situation for the Regex. A typical extreme situation operates at exponential time compared to the input size. This is due to most implementations using a Nondeterministic Finite Automaton(NFA) state machine to be built by the Regex algorithm since NFA allows backtracking and thus more complex regular expressions.

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