CVE-2021-43174

gzip transfer encoding caused out-of-memory crash

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Nov 9, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Reserved
Nov 1, 2021

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Description

NLnet Labs Routinator versions 0.9.0 up to and including 0.10.1, support the gzip transfer encoding when querying RRDP repositories. This encoding can be used by an RRDP repository to cause an out-of-memory crash in these versions of Routinator. RRDP uses XML which allows arbitrary amounts of white space in the encoded data. The gzip scheme compresses such white space extremely well, leading to very small compressed files that become huge when being decompressed for further processing, big enough that Routinator runs out of memory when parsing input data waiting for the next XML element.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

  • CWE-1325 Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation

Affected Products

ProductVersions
RoutinatorNLnet Labs
  • 0.10.1 and earlierAffected

References

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