CVE-2021-43174

gzip transfer encoding caused out-of-memory crash

Published Nov 9, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5041-1 cfrpki security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-2309 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6mv9-qcx2-3hh3 Memory exhaustion in routinator
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
NLnet Labs
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 9:08 PM
Reserved
Nov 1, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 9, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:10 AM