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CVE-2020-37280 (GCVE-0-2020-37280)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-12 20:55 – Updated: 2026-10-12 20:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
cbor-sync through 1.0.4 Memory Exhaustion via Unchecked CBOR Array Lengths
Summary
cbor-sync through 1.0.4 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in CBOR.decode that trusts declared array and map lengths without checking remaining input. Remote attackers can supply a tiny crafted CBOR payload declaring huge lengths to drive billions of iterations, exhausting CPU and process memory.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/PelionIoT/cbor-sync/pull/4 | issue-trackingpatch |
| https://github.com/PelionIoT/cbor-sync/issues/6 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/PelionIoT/cbor-sync | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cbor-sync-th… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2020-11-10 00:00
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CVE-2020-37280 (GCVE-0-2020-37280)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-12 20:55 – Updated: 2026-10-12 20:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
cbor-sync through 1.0.4 Memory Exhaustion via Unchecked CBOR Array Lengths
Summary
cbor-sync through 1.0.4 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in CBOR.decode that trusts declared array and map lengths without checking remaining input. Remote attackers can supply a tiny crafted CBOR payload declaring huge lengths to drive billions of iterations, exhausting CPU and process memory.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/PelionIoT/cbor-sync/pull/4 | issue-trackingpatch |
| https://github.com/PelionIoT/cbor-sync/issues/6 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/PelionIoT/cbor-sync | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cbor-sync-th… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2020-11-10 00:00
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