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GHSA-273h-gvwr-c3qj

Опубликовано: 27 мая 2026
Источник: github
Github: Прошло ревью
CVSS4: 4.6

Описание

CrowdSec LAPI: Denial of Service via Unbounded Gzip Decompression

The LAPI router uses gin-contrib/gzip with DefaultDecompressHandle globally (pkg/apiserver/controllers/controller.go). This middleware decompresses incoming request bodies without enforcing a maximum decompressed size.

The endpoints /v1/watchers or /v1/watchers/login require no authentication. An attacker can send small gzip-compressed JSON payloads that, when decompressed, result in hundreds of MB of valid JSON occupying server memory. Sending enough requests concurrently will cause LAPI to allocate excessive heap memory, leading the OS to forcibly terminate the process.

This vulnerability is not exploitable from the network in default configurations, as LAPI only listens on the loopback interface. If developers' applications are using a multi-server setup, LAPI will be exposed in the network, in which case they are at risk if untrusted IPs can access it.

Impact

Exploiting this vulnerability will make LAPI unreachable, meaning that bouncers will not be able to fetch new decisions (but existing decisions will still be enforced) and log processors will not be able to send alerts, effectively denying the creation of new decisions.

Workarounds

If the LAPI is exposed on the network (either directly or through a reverse proxy), for example in the case of a multi-server deployment, restrict access to trusted IP addresses.

Пакеты

Наименование

github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec

go
Затронутые версииВерсия исправления

>= 1.7.0, < 1.7.8

1.7.8

EPSS

Процентиль: 21%
0.00292
Низкий

4.6 Medium

CVSS4

Дефекты

CWE-409

Связанные уязвимости

ubuntu
15 дней назад

CrowdSec offers crowdsourced protection against malicious IPs. From 1.7.0 until 1.7.8, the LAPI router used gin-contrib/gzip with DefaultDecompressHandle globally in pkg/apiserver/controllers/controller.go, causing /v1/watchers and /v1/watchers/login to decompress unauthenticated gzip-compressed JSON request bodies without enforcing a maximum decompressed size and allowing excessive heap allocation that can make LAPI unreachable. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.8.

nvd
15 дней назад

CrowdSec offers crowdsourced protection against malicious IPs. From 1.7.0 until 1.7.8, the LAPI router used gin-contrib/gzip with DefaultDecompressHandle globally in pkg/apiserver/controllers/controller.go, causing /v1/watchers and /v1/watchers/login to decompress unauthenticated gzip-compressed JSON request bodies without enforcing a maximum decompressed size and allowing excessive heap allocation that can make LAPI unreachable. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.8.

EPSS

Процентиль: 21%
0.00292
Низкий

4.6 Medium

CVSS4

Дефекты

CWE-409