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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-3912
OctoRPKI crashes when processing GZIP bomb returned via malicious repository
Vulnerability Description
OctoRPKI tries to load the entire contents of a repository in memory, and in the case of a GZIP bomb, unzip it in memory, making it possible to create a repository that makes OctoRPKI run out of memory (and thus crash).
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Koen van Hove
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Affected Vendor
Cloudflare
View all reports →Affected Software
octorpki
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 11th, 2021
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H