CVE-2026-74835 (GCVE-0-2026-74835)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 14:45 – Updated: 2026-09-01 15:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
inets,httpd: Memory Exhaustion via Unenforced max_body_size During Chunked Body Reception
Summary
The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request.
This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-01 15:57 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
6 references
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlang | OTP |
Unknown:
0 , < 17.0
(otp)
Affected: 17.0 , < 27.3.4.17 (otp) Affected: 28.0 , < 28.5.0.6 (otp) Affected: 29.0 , < 29.0.6 (otp) cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Erlang | OTP |
Unknown:
0 , < 5.10
(otp)
Affected: 5.10 , < 9.3.2.7 (otp) Affected: 9.4 , < 9.6.2.3 (otp) Affected: 9.7 , < 9.7.2 (otp) cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Erlang | OTP |
Affected:
84adefa331c4159d432d22840663c38f155cd4c1 , < *
(git)
cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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