CVE-2026-35405

libp2p-rendezvous: Unlimited namespace registrations per peer enables OOM DoS on rendezvous servers

Published Apr 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
libp2p-rust is the official rust language Implementation of the libp2p networking stack. Prior to 0.17.1, libp2p-rendezvous server has no limit on how many namespaces a single peer can register. A malicious peer can just keep registering unique namespaces in a loop and the server happily accepts every single one allocating memory for each registration with no pushback. Keep doing this long enough (or with multiple sybil peers) and the server process gets OOM killed. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.17.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cqfx-gf56-8x59 libp2p-rendezvous: Unlimited namespace registrations per peer enables OOM DoS on rendezvous servers
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Protocol
Protocol libp2p
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:protocol:libp2p:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
Vendors & Products Protocol
Protocol libp2p
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Libp2p
Libp2p rust-libp2p
Vendors & Products Libp2p
Libp2p rust-libp2p
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description libp2p-rust is the official rust language Implementation of the libp2p networking stack. Prior to 0.17.1, libp2p-rendezvous server has no limit on how many namespaces a single peer can register. A malicious peer can just keep registering unique namespaces in a loop and the server happily accepts every single one allocating memory for each registration with no pushback. Keep doing this long enough (or with multiple sybil peers) and the server process gets OOM killed. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.17.1.
Title libp2p-rendezvous: Unlimited namespace registrations per peer enables OOM DoS on rendezvous servers
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 9, 2026, 5:44 PM
Reserved
Apr 2, 2026, 5:03 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 7, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM