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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2026-66277

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

It was not possible to govern the maximum number of transfer frames per incoming delivery, enabling an authenticated attacker to cause excessive resource usage and potential Denial-of-Service (DoS). This issue affects Apache Qpid Proton-J versions through 0.34.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.35.0, which fixes the issue.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published