CVE-2026-116579

Autobahn Python: permessage-brotli inflates a whole frame before maxMessagePayloadSize is checked (incomplete fix of GHSA-hxp9-w8x3-p566)

State
Published
Severity
5.9 Medium
Published
Oct 26, 2026
Updated
Oct 27, 2026
Reserved
Oct 26, 2026

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Description

Autobahn Python is a WebSocket and WAMP implementation for Python that supports Twisted and asyncio. From 26.7.1 until 26.10.1, PerMessageBrotli.decompress_message_data in compress_brotli.py calls the Brotli decompressor without an output limit and checks maxMessagePayloadSize only after a complete frame has been inflated. An unauthenticated WebSocket client can send a small, highly compressed frame that allocates hundreds of MiB before rejection, causing memory-exhaustion denial of service on servers that enable the opt-in permessage-brotli feature through the compress extra. Deflate and bzip2 already enforce the remaining output budget and are outside this residual vulnerability. This issue is fixed in version 26.10.1.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Affected Products

ProductVersions
autobahn-pythoncrossbario
  • >= 26.7.1, < 26.10.1Affected

References

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