CWE-400
DiscouragedUncontrolled Resource Consumption
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
5477 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-8H6J-VXPR-4FF5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-27 21:31 – Updated: 2024-04-10 21:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Restructure trace_clock_global() to never block
It was reported that a fix to the ring buffer recursion detection would cause a hung machine when performing suspend / resume testing. The following backtrace was extracted from debugging that case:
Call Trace: trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0 __rb_reserve_next+0x237/0x460 ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x12a/0x3f0 trace_buffer_lock_reserve+0x10/0x50 __trace_graph_return+0x1f/0x80 trace_graph_return+0xb7/0xf0 ? trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0 ftrace_return_to_handler+0x8b/0xf0 ? pv_hash+0xa0/0xa0 return_to_handler+0x15/0x30 ? ftrace_graph_caller+0xa0/0xa0 ? trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0 ? __rb_reserve_next+0x237/0x460 ? ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x12a/0x3f0 ? trace_event_buffer_lock_reserve+0x3c/0x120 ? trace_event_buffer_reserve+0x6b/0xc0 ? trace_event_raw_event_device_pm_callback_start+0x125/0x2d0 ? dpm_run_callback+0x3b/0xc0 ? pm_ops_is_empty+0x50/0x50 ? platform_get_irq_byname_optional+0x90/0x90 ? trace_device_pm_callback_start+0x82/0xd0 ? dpm_run_callback+0x49/0xc0
With the following RIP:
RIP: 0010:native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x69/0x200
Since the fix to the recursion detection would allow a single recursion to happen while tracing, this lead to the trace_clock_global() taking a spin lock and then trying to take it again:
ring_buffer_lock_reserve() { trace_clock_global() { arch_spin_lock() { queued_spin_lock_slowpath() { / lock taken / (something else gets traced by function graph tracer) ring_buffer_lock_reserve() { trace_clock_global() { arch_spin_lock() { queued_spin_lock_slowpath() { / DEAD LOCK! /
Tracing should never block, as it can lead to strange lockups like the above.
Restructure the trace_clock_global() code to instead of simply taking a lock to update the recorded "prev_time" simply use it, as two events happening on two different CPUs that calls this at the same time, really doesn't matter which one goes first. Use a trylock to grab the lock for updating the prev_time, and if it fails, simply try again the next time. If it failed to be taken, that means something else is already updating it.
Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212761
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntracing: Restructure trace_clock_global() to never block\n\nIt was reported that a fix to the ring buffer recursion detection would\ncause a hung machine when performing suspend / resume testing. The\nfollowing backtrace was extracted from debugging that case:\n\nCall Trace:\n trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0\n __rb_reserve_next+0x237/0x460\n ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x12a/0x3f0\n trace_buffer_lock_reserve+0x10/0x50\n __trace_graph_return+0x1f/0x80\n trace_graph_return+0xb7/0xf0\n ? trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0\n ftrace_return_to_handler+0x8b/0xf0\n ? pv_hash+0xa0/0xa0\n return_to_handler+0x15/0x30\n ? ftrace_graph_caller+0xa0/0xa0\n ? trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0\n ? __rb_reserve_next+0x237/0x460\n ? ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x12a/0x3f0\n ? trace_event_buffer_lock_reserve+0x3c/0x120\n ? trace_event_buffer_reserve+0x6b/0xc0\n ? trace_event_raw_event_device_pm_callback_start+0x125/0x2d0\n ? dpm_run_callback+0x3b/0xc0\n ? pm_ops_is_empty+0x50/0x50\n ? platform_get_irq_byname_optional+0x90/0x90\n ? trace_device_pm_callback_start+0x82/0xd0\n ? dpm_run_callback+0x49/0xc0\n\nWith the following RIP:\n\nRIP: 0010:native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x69/0x200\n\nSince the fix to the recursion detection would allow a single recursion to\nhappen while tracing, this lead to the trace_clock_global() taking a spin\nlock and then trying to take it again:\n\nring_buffer_lock_reserve() {\n trace_clock_global() {\n arch_spin_lock() {\n queued_spin_lock_slowpath() {\n /* lock taken */\n (something else gets traced by function graph tracer)\n ring_buffer_lock_reserve() {\n trace_clock_global() {\n arch_spin_lock() {\n queued_spin_lock_slowpath() {\n /* DEAD LOCK! */\n\nTracing should *never* block, as it can lead to strange lockups like the\nabove.\n\nRestructure the trace_clock_global() code to instead of simply taking a\nlock to update the recorded \"prev_time\" simply use it, as two events\nhappening on two different CPUs that calls this at the same time, really\ndoesn\u0027t matter which one goes first. Use a trylock to grab the lock for\nupdating the prev_time, and if it fails, simply try again the next time.\nIf it failed to be taken, that means something else is already updating\nit.\n\n\nBugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212761",
"id": "GHSA-8h6j-vxpr-4ff5",
"modified": "2024-04-10T21:30:28Z",
"published": "2024-02-27T21:31:26Z",
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fca00920327be96f3318224f502e4d5460f9545"
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GHSA-8HC4-XXM3-5PPP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-03-02 03:44 – Updated: 2023-07-03 22:08The PostgreSQL adapter in Active Record before 6.1.2.1, 6.0.3.5, 5.2.4.5 suffers from a regular expression denial of service (REDoS) vulnerability. Carefully crafted input can cause the input validation in the money type of the PostgreSQL adapter in Active Record to spend too much time in a regular expression, resulting in the potential for a DoS attack. This only impacts Rails applications that are using PostgreSQL along with money type columns that take user input.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-22880"
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-03-02T03:40:01Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2021-02-11T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The PostgreSQL adapter in Active Record before 6.1.2.1, 6.0.3.5, 5.2.4.5 suffers from a regular expression denial of service (REDoS) vulnerability. Carefully crafted input can cause the input validation in the `money` type of the PostgreSQL adapter in Active Record to spend too much time in a regular expression, resulting in the potential for a DoS attack. This only impacts Rails applications that are using PostgreSQL along with money type columns that take user input.",
"id": "GHSA-8hc4-xxm3-5ppp",
"modified": "2023-07-03T22:08:31Z",
"published": "2021-03-02T03:44:14Z",
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"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1023899"
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"url": "https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/ZzUqCh9vyhI"
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"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MO5OJ3F4ZL3UXVLJO6ECANRVZBNRS2IH"
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"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0009"
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"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4929"
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"summary": "Active Record subject to Regular Expression Denial-of-Service (ReDoS)"
}
GHSA-8HFR-PCM2-774V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-21 21:31 – Updated: 2026-04-21 21:31Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Group Replication Plugin). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.45, 8.4.0-8.4.8 and 9.0.0-9.6.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
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"details": "Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Group Replication Plugin). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.45, 8.4.0-8.4.8 and 9.0.0-9.6.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-8hfr-pcm2-774v",
"modified": "2026-04-21T21:31:25Z",
"published": "2026-04-21T21:31:25Z",
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"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2026.html"
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GHSA-8HGR-9VMC-8GQJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-13 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:14A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X204RNA (HSR) (All versions < V3.2.7), SCALANCE X204RNA (PRP) (All versions < V3.2.7), SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (HSR) (All versions < V3.2.7), SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP) (All versions < V3.2.7), SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP/HSR) (All versions < V3.2.7). Specially crafted PROFINET DCP packets could cause a denial of service condition of affected products.
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"id": "GHSA-8hgr-9vmc-8gqj",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:14:05Z",
"published": "2022-12-13T18:30:34Z",
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-363821.pdf"
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GHSA-8HJ8-9M54-WVPW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:25 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:25A vulnerability in the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) parsing function of Cisco IOS (12.0 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6) and Cisco IOS XE (3.1 through 3.18) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of L2TP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted L2TP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS or Cisco IOS XE Software if the L2TP feature is enabled for the device and the device is configured as an L2TP Version 2 (L2TPv2) or L2TP Version 3 (L2TPv3) endpoint. By default, the L2TP feature is not enabled. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuy82078.
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"modified": "2022-05-13T01:25:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:25:06Z",
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"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170322-l2tp"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97010"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038100"
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GHSA-8HJH-2XHJ-MX62
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-08 03:47 – Updated: 2026-06-08 03:47A flaw has been found in kokke tiny-regex-c up to f2632c6d9ed25272987471cdb8b70395c2460bdb. This vulnerability affects the function matchstar of the file re.c of the component Pattern Handler. This manipulation causes inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product adopts a rolling release strategy to maintain continuous delivery. Therefore, version details for affected or updated releases cannot be specified. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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"modified": "2026-06-08T03:47:24Z",
"published": "2026-06-08T03:47:24Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/kokke/tiny-regex-c/issues/100"
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"url": "https://github.com/kokke/tiny-regex-c"
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"url": "https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28046213/tiny-regex-c-redos-poc.zip"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-11478"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/833966"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/369098"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/369098/cti"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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GHSA-8HJV-92Q9-G4XJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-06 20:00 – Updated: 2026-07-10 00:09Summary
TimeConverterRegistrar caches DateTimeFormatter instances in an unbounded ConcurrentHashMap<String, DateTimeFormatter> whose key is derived from the @Format annotation pattern concatenated with the locale from the HTTP Accept-Language header. Because Locale.forLanguageTag() accepts arbitrary BCP 47 private-use extensions (en-x-a001, en-x-a002, …), an unauthenticated attacker can generate an unlimited number of unique cache keys by sending requests with novel locale tags, growing the cache until heap memory is exhausted and the JVM crashes. This is structurally identical to the recently patched GHSA-2hcp-gjrf-7fhc (DefaultHtmlErrorResponseBodyProvider), but TimeConverterRegistrar.formattersCache was not covered by that fix.
Details
The vulnerable cache is declared in context/src/main/java/io/micronaut/runtime/converters/time/TimeConverterRegistrar.java at line 123:
// TimeConverterRegistrar.java:123
private final Map<String, DateTimeFormatter> formattersCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
The getFormatter method at line 434 inserts into this map with no eviction or size limit:
// TimeConverterRegistrar.java:434-443
private DateTimeFormatter getFormatter(String pattern, ConversionContext context) {
var key = pattern + context.getLocale(); // locale from Accept-Language header
var cachedFormatter = formattersCache.get(key);
if (cachedFormatter != null) {
return cachedFormatter;
}
var formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern, context.getLocale());
formattersCache.put(key, formatter); // NO SIZE CHECK — unbounded growth
return formatter;
}
The attacker-controlled locale flows into the cache key through this call chain:
- HTTP header parsed —
HttpHeaders.findAcceptLanguage()athttp/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/HttpHeaders.java:766-771callsLocale.forLanguageTag(part)directly on the rawAccept-Languagevalue:
// HttpHeaders.java:766-771
default Optional<Locale> findAcceptLanguage() {
return findFirst(HttpHeaders.ACCEPT_LANGUAGE)
.map(text -> {
String part = HttpHeadersUtil.splitAcceptHeader(text);
return part == null ? Locale.getDefault() : Locale.forLanguageTag(part);
});
}
- Locale planted in ConversionContext —
AbstractRouteMatch.newContext()atrouter/src/main/java/io/micronaut/web/router/AbstractRouteMatch.java:373-378passes the request locale into the conversion context for every route argument binding:
// AbstractRouteMatch.java:373-378
private <E> ArgumentConversionContext<E> newContext(Argument<E> argument, HttpRequest<?> request) {
return ConversionContext.of(
argument,
request.getLocale().orElse(null), // ← attacker-controlled via Accept-Language
request.getCharacterEncoding()
);
}
- Unbounded cache insert — When any temporal argument annotated with
@Formatis bound,TimeConverterRegistrar.getFormatter(pattern, context)is called and inserts a newDateTimeFormatterfor each uniquepattern + localekey.
This path is triggered for any route endpoint with a @Format-annotated temporal parameter. This is an officially documented and commonly used Micronaut pattern, demonstrated in the framework's own test suite:
// test-suite/.../BindingController.java:105 (official Micronaut example)
@Get("/dateFormat")
public String dateFormat(@Format("dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss a z") @Header ZonedDateTime date) {
return date.toString();
}
TimeConverterRegistrar is an @Internal core bean registered unconditionally in every Micronaut application — it is not optional or user-configured. By contrast, the DefaultHtmlErrorResponseBodyProvider cache patched in GHSA-2hcp-gjrf-7fhc now uses a ConcurrentLinkedHashMap bounded at 100 entries; TimeConverterRegistrar.formattersCache remains an unbounded plain ConcurrentHashMap.
PoC
Against any Micronaut application exposing an endpoint with a @Format-annotated temporal parameter:
# Flood the formattersCache with unique locale-derived keys
for i in $(seq 1 200000); do
curl -s -o /dev/null \
-H "Accept-Language: en-x-$(printf '%06d' $i)" \
-H "date: 01/01/2024 12:00:00 AM UTC" \
"http://localhost:8080/dateFormat" &
# Throttle to avoid socket exhaustion
[ $((i % 500)) -eq 0 ] && wait
done
wait
# Server will throw OutOfMemoryError after enough unique locale entries accumulate
Each request with a novel en-x-XXXXXX private-use tag inserts a new DateTimeFormatter entry into the unbounded map. Each DateTimeFormatter (with locale metadata) occupies roughly 2–10 KB on the heap. At 100,000 unique entries, the map alone can consume ~500 MB; at 500,000 entries the JVM typically crashes with OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space.
Impact
- An unauthenticated attacker can crash any Micronaut server that exposes at least one endpoint with a
@Format-annotated temporal type parameter — a documented, first-class framework feature. - Memory grows linearly with the number of unique
Accept-Languagevalues sent. The BCP 47 private-use namespace (en-x-ANYTHING) provides millions of distinct valid locale strings. - No credentials, special permissions, or exploitation of application logic are required — only the ability to send HTTP requests with custom headers.
TimeConverterRegistraris active in all Micronaut HTTP server applications by default; no special configuration is needed to be vulnerable.
Recommended Fix
Apply the same fix pattern used for GHSA-2hcp-gjrf-7fhc: replace the unbounded ConcurrentHashMap with a bounded ConcurrentLinkedHashMap:
// In TimeConverterRegistrar.java — replace line 123
import io.micronaut.core.util.clhm.ConcurrentLinkedHashMap;
private static final int MAX_FORMATTERS_CACHE_SIZE = 100;
private final Map<String, DateTimeFormatter> formattersCache =
new ConcurrentLinkedHashMap.Builder<String, DateTimeFormatter>()
.maximumWeightedCapacity(MAX_FORMATTERS_CACHE_SIZE)
.build();
Alternatively, since @Format pattern values come from static annotations (a bounded, compile-time set), the locale should be excluded from the cache key and applied at use-time instead:
// In getFormatter() — cache only by pattern, apply locale at use-time
private DateTimeFormatter getFormatter(String pattern, ConversionContext context) {
DateTimeFormatter base = formattersCache.computeIfAbsent(
pattern, p -> DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(p)
);
Locale locale = context.getLocale();
return locale != null ? base.withLocale(locale) : base;
}
This second approach bounds the cache by the number of distinct @Format patterns in the application, which is always small and finite, fully eliminating the attack surface.
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"details": "## Summary\n\n`TimeConverterRegistrar` caches `DateTimeFormatter` instances in an unbounded `ConcurrentHashMap\u003cString, DateTimeFormatter\u003e` whose key is derived from the `@Format` annotation pattern concatenated with the locale from the HTTP `Accept-Language` header. Because `Locale.forLanguageTag()` accepts arbitrary BCP 47 private-use extensions (`en-x-a001`, `en-x-a002`, \u2026), an unauthenticated attacker can generate an unlimited number of unique cache keys by sending requests with novel locale tags, growing the cache until heap memory is exhausted and the JVM crashes. This is structurally identical to the recently patched GHSA-2hcp-gjrf-7fhc (`DefaultHtmlErrorResponseBodyProvider`), but `TimeConverterRegistrar.formattersCache` was not covered by that fix.\n\n## Details\n\nThe vulnerable cache is declared in `context/src/main/java/io/micronaut/runtime/converters/time/TimeConverterRegistrar.java` at line 123:\n\n```java\n// TimeConverterRegistrar.java:123\nprivate final Map\u003cString, DateTimeFormatter\u003e formattersCache = new ConcurrentHashMap\u003c\u003e();\n```\n\nThe `getFormatter` method at line 434 inserts into this map with no eviction or size limit:\n\n```java\n// TimeConverterRegistrar.java:434-443\nprivate DateTimeFormatter getFormatter(String pattern, ConversionContext context) {\n var key = pattern + context.getLocale(); // locale from Accept-Language header\n var cachedFormatter = formattersCache.get(key);\n if (cachedFormatter != null) {\n return cachedFormatter;\n }\n var formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern, context.getLocale());\n formattersCache.put(key, formatter); // NO SIZE CHECK \u2014 unbounded growth\n return formatter;\n}\n```\n\nThe attacker-controlled locale flows into the cache key through this call chain:\n\n1. **HTTP header parsed** \u2014 `HttpHeaders.findAcceptLanguage()` at `http/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/HttpHeaders.java:766-771` calls `Locale.forLanguageTag(part)` directly on the raw `Accept-Language` value:\n\n```java\n// HttpHeaders.java:766-771\ndefault Optional\u003cLocale\u003e findAcceptLanguage() {\n return findFirst(HttpHeaders.ACCEPT_LANGUAGE)\n .map(text -\u003e {\n String part = HttpHeadersUtil.splitAcceptHeader(text);\n return part == null ? Locale.getDefault() : Locale.forLanguageTag(part);\n });\n}\n```\n\n2. **Locale planted in ConversionContext** \u2014 `AbstractRouteMatch.newContext()` at `router/src/main/java/io/micronaut/web/router/AbstractRouteMatch.java:373-378` passes the request locale into the conversion context for every route argument binding:\n\n```java\n// AbstractRouteMatch.java:373-378\nprivate \u003cE\u003e ArgumentConversionContext\u003cE\u003e newContext(Argument\u003cE\u003e argument, HttpRequest\u003c?\u003e request) {\n return ConversionContext.of(\n argument,\n request.getLocale().orElse(null), // \u2190 attacker-controlled via Accept-Language\n request.getCharacterEncoding()\n );\n}\n```\n\n3. **Unbounded cache insert** \u2014 When any temporal argument annotated with `@Format` is bound, `TimeConverterRegistrar.getFormatter(pattern, context)` is called and inserts a new `DateTimeFormatter` for each unique `pattern + locale` key.\n\nThis path is triggered for any route endpoint with a `@Format`-annotated temporal parameter. This is an officially documented and commonly used Micronaut pattern, demonstrated in the framework\u0027s own test suite:\n\n```java\n// test-suite/.../BindingController.java:105 (official Micronaut example)\n@Get(\"/dateFormat\")\npublic String dateFormat(@Format(\"dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss a z\") @Header ZonedDateTime date) {\n return date.toString();\n}\n```\n\n`TimeConverterRegistrar` is an `@Internal` core bean registered unconditionally in every Micronaut application \u2014 it is not optional or user-configured. By contrast, the `DefaultHtmlErrorResponseBodyProvider` cache patched in GHSA-2hcp-gjrf-7fhc now uses a `ConcurrentLinkedHashMap` bounded at 100 entries; `TimeConverterRegistrar.formattersCache` remains an unbounded plain `ConcurrentHashMap`.\n\n## PoC\n\nAgainst any Micronaut application exposing an endpoint with a `@Format`-annotated temporal parameter:\n\n```bash\n# Flood the formattersCache with unique locale-derived keys\nfor i in $(seq 1 200000); do\n curl -s -o /dev/null \\\n -H \"Accept-Language: en-x-$(printf \u0027%06d\u0027 $i)\" \\\n -H \"date: 01/01/2024 12:00:00 AM UTC\" \\\n \"http://localhost:8080/dateFormat\" \u0026\n # Throttle to avoid socket exhaustion\n [ $((i % 500)) -eq 0 ] \u0026\u0026 wait\ndone\nwait\n# Server will throw OutOfMemoryError after enough unique locale entries accumulate\n```\n\nEach request with a novel `en-x-XXXXXX` private-use tag inserts a new `DateTimeFormatter` entry into the unbounded map. Each `DateTimeFormatter` (with locale metadata) occupies roughly 2\u201310 KB on the heap. At 100,000 unique entries, the map alone can consume ~500 MB; at 500,000 entries the JVM typically crashes with `OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space`.\n\n## Impact\n\n- An unauthenticated attacker can crash any Micronaut server that exposes at least one endpoint with a `@Format`-annotated temporal type parameter \u2014 a documented, first-class framework feature.\n- Memory grows linearly with the number of unique `Accept-Language` values sent. The BCP 47 private-use namespace (`en-x-ANYTHING`) provides millions of distinct valid locale strings.\n- No credentials, special permissions, or exploitation of application logic are required \u2014 only the ability to send HTTP requests with custom headers.\n- `TimeConverterRegistrar` is active in all Micronaut HTTP server applications by default; no special configuration is needed to be vulnerable.\n\n## Recommended Fix\n\nApply the same fix pattern used for GHSA-2hcp-gjrf-7fhc: replace the unbounded `ConcurrentHashMap` with a bounded `ConcurrentLinkedHashMap`:\n\n```java\n// In TimeConverterRegistrar.java \u2014 replace line 123\nimport io.micronaut.core.util.clhm.ConcurrentLinkedHashMap;\n\nprivate static final int MAX_FORMATTERS_CACHE_SIZE = 100;\n\nprivate final Map\u003cString, DateTimeFormatter\u003e formattersCache =\n new ConcurrentLinkedHashMap.Builder\u003cString, DateTimeFormatter\u003e()\n .maximumWeightedCapacity(MAX_FORMATTERS_CACHE_SIZE)\n .build();\n```\n\nAlternatively, since `@Format` pattern values come from static annotations (a bounded, compile-time set), the locale should be excluded from the cache key and applied at use-time instead:\n\n```java\n// In getFormatter() \u2014 cache only by pattern, apply locale at use-time\nprivate DateTimeFormatter getFormatter(String pattern, ConversionContext context) {\n DateTimeFormatter base = formattersCache.computeIfAbsent(\n pattern, p -\u003e DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(p)\n );\n Locale locale = context.getLocale();\n return locale != null ? base.withLocale(locale) : base;\n}\n```\n\nThis second approach bounds the cache by the number of distinct `@Format` patterns in the application, which is always small and finite, fully eliminating the attack surface.",
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"published": "2026-05-06T20:00:22Z",
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}
GHSA-8HPX-Q4CX-GFXW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-29 00:31 – Updated: 2025-01-29 15:31An issue in Open5GS v.2.7.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the ogs_dbi_auth_info function in lib/dbi/subscription.c file.
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"id": "GHSA-8hpx-q4cx-gfxw",
"modified": "2025-01-29T15:31:34Z",
"published": "2025-01-29T00:31:55Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57519"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/3635"
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"url": "https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/commit/08b9e7c55f72649ef25b5407e7e4d938f0f16531"
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}
GHSA-8HQF-XJWP-P67V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-28 14:40 – Updated: 2023-03-28 23:08Impact
A range of quadratic parsing issues from cmark/cmark-gfm are also present in Comrak. These can be used to craft denial-of-service attacks on services that use Comrak to parse Markdown.
Patches
0.17.0 contains fixes to known quadratic parsing issues.
Workarounds
n/a
References
- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/255
- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/389
- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/373
- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/299
- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/388
- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/284
- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/218
- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/pull/232
- https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/blob/c32ef78bae851cb83b7ad52d0fbff880acdcd44a/test/pathological_tests.py#L63-L65
- https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/blob/c32ef78bae851cb83b7ad52d0fbff880acdcd44a/test/pathological_tests.py#L87-L89
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"details": "### Impact\nA range of quadratic parsing issues from `cmark`/`cmark-gfm` are also present in Comrak. These can be used to craft denial-of-service attacks on services that use Comrak to parse Markdown.\n\n### Patches\n0.17.0 contains fixes to known quadratic parsing issues.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nn/a\n\n### References\n\n* https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/255\n* https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/389\n* https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/373\n* https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/299\n* https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/388\n* https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/284\n* https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/issues/218\n* https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/pull/232\n* https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/blob/c32ef78bae851cb83b7ad52d0fbff880acdcd44a/test/pathological_tests.py#L63-L65\n* https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/blob/c32ef78bae851cb83b7ad52d0fbff880acdcd44a/test/pathological_tests.py#L87-L89",
"id": "GHSA-8hqf-xjwp-p67v",
"modified": "2023-03-28T23:08:31Z",
"published": "2023-03-28T14:40:29Z",
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"type": "WEB",
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"summary": "Comrak vulnerable to quadratic runtime issues when parsing Markdown (GHSL-2023-047)"
}
GHSA-8HXH-R6F7-JF45
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-10-16 17:03 – Updated: 2021-10-04 21:26Impact
A server we connect to with http4s-async-http-client could theoretically respond with a large or malicious compressed stream and exhaust memory in the client JVM. It does not affect http4s servers, other client backends, or clients that speak only to trusted servers. This is related to a transitive dependency on netty-codec-4.1.45.Final, which is affected by CVE-2020-11612.
Patches
Upgrade to http4s-async-http-client >= 0.21.8. All 1.0 milestones are also safe.
Workarounds
Add an explicit runtime dependency on async-http-client's netty dependencies that evicts them to an unaffected version:
libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
"io.netty" % "netty-codec" % "4.1.53.Final" % Runtime,
"io.netty" % "netty-codec-socks" % "4.1.53.Final" % Runtime,
"io.netty" % "netty-handler-proxy" % "4.1.53.Final" % Runtime,
"io.netty" % "netty-common" % "4.1.53.Final" % Runtime,
"io.netty" % "netty-transport" % "4.1.53.Final" % Runtime,
"io.netty" % "netty-handler" % "4.1.53.Final" % Runtime,
"io.netty" % "netty-resolver-dns" % "4.1.53.Final" % Runtime
)
References
- https://app.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-IONETTY-564897
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/issues/3681
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in http4s * Contact a maintainer privately per http4s' security policy
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"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "### Impact\nA server we connect to with http4s-async-http-client could theoretically respond with a large or malicious compressed stream and exhaust memory in the client JVM. It does not affect http4s servers, other client backends, or clients that speak only to trusted servers. This is related to a transitive dependency on netty-codec-4.1.45.Final, which is affected by [CVE-2020-11612](https://app.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-IONETTY-564897).\n\n### Patches\nUpgrade to http4s-async-http-client \u003e= 0.21.8. All 1.0 milestones are also safe.\n\n### Workarounds\nAdd an explicit runtime dependency on async-http-client\u0027s netty dependencies that evicts them to an unaffected version:\n\n```scala\nlibraryDependencies ++= Seq(\n \"io.netty\" % \"netty-codec\" % \"4.1.53.Final\" % Runtime,\n \"io.netty\" % \"netty-codec-socks\" % \"4.1.53.Final\" % Runtime,\n \"io.netty\" % \"netty-handler-proxy\" % \"4.1.53.Final\" % Runtime,\n \"io.netty\" % \"netty-common\" % \"4.1.53.Final\" % Runtime,\n \"io.netty\" % \"netty-transport\" % \"4.1.53.Final\" % Runtime,\n \"io.netty\" % \"netty-handler\" % \"4.1.53.Final\" % Runtime,\n \"io.netty\" % \"netty-resolver-dns\" % \"4.1.53.Final\" % Runtime\n)\n```\n\n### References\n* https://app.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-IONETTY-564897\n* https://github.com/http4s/http4s/issues/3681\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [http4s](https://github.com/http4s/http4s/issues/new)\n* Contact a maintainer privately per [http4s\u0027 security policy](https://github.com/http4s/http4s/blob/master/SECURITY.md#reporting-a-vulnerability)",
"id": "GHSA-8hxh-r6f7-jf45",
"modified": "2021-10-04T21:26:20Z",
"published": "2020-10-16T17:03:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/http4s/http4s/security/advisories/GHSA-8hxh-r6f7-jf45"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/http4s/http4s"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [],
"summary": "Memory exhaustion in http4s-async-http-client with large or malicious compressed responses"
}
Mitigation
Design throttling mechanisms into the system architecture. The best protection is to limit the amount of resources that an unauthorized user can cause to be expended. A strong authentication and access control model will help prevent such attacks from occurring in the first place. The login application should be protected against DoS attacks as much as possible. Limiting the database access, perhaps by caching result sets, can help minimize the resources expended. To further limit the potential for a DoS attack, consider tracking the rate of requests received from users and blocking requests that exceed a defined rate threshold.
Mitigation
- Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
- The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
- The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute -- and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.
- recognizes the attack and denies that user further access for a given amount of time, or
- uniformly throttles all requests in order to make it more difficult to consume resources more quickly than they can again be freed.
Mitigation
Ensure that protocols have specific limits of scale placed on them.
Mitigation
Ensure that all failures in resource allocation place the system into a safe posture.
CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death
An attacker initiates a resource depletion attack where a large number of small XML messages are delivered at a sufficiently rapid rate to cause a denial of service or crash of the target. Transactions such as repetitive SOAP transactions can deplete resources faster than a simple flooding attack because of the additional resources used by the SOAP protocol and the resources necessary to process SOAP messages. The transactions used are immaterial as long as they cause resource utilization on the target. In other words, this is a normal flooding attack augmented by using messages that will require extra processing on the target.
CAPEC-227: Sustained Client Engagement
An adversary attempts to deny legitimate users access to a resource by continually engaging a specific resource in an attempt to keep the resource tied up as long as possible. The adversary's primary goal is not to crash or flood the target, which would alert defenders; rather it is to repeatedly perform actions or abuse algorithmic flaws such that a given resource is tied up and not available to a legitimate user. By carefully crafting a requests that keep the resource engaged through what is seemingly benign requests, legitimate users are limited or completely denied access to the resource.
CAPEC-492: Regular Expression Exponential Blowup
An adversary may execute an attack on a program that uses a poor Regular Expression(Regex) implementation by choosing input that results in an extreme situation for the Regex. A typical extreme situation operates at exponential time compared to the input size. This is due to most implementations using a Nondeterministic Finite Automaton(NFA) state machine to be built by the Regex algorithm since NFA allows backtracking and thus more complex regular expressions.