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RabbitMQ amqp091-go: Resource Exhaustion (OOM) via Unbounded Body Buffer Allocation

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

**Summary** A flaw in the `recvContent` function allows a malicious AMQP server to trigger an Out-of-Memory (OOM) error, forcing the host operating system or container runtime to immediately terminate the client process. **Vulnerability Details** When receiving message content payloads, the client processes the expected size from the content header framework. The `recvContent` function attempts to optimize performance by pre-allocating memory for the message body based on the `ch.header.Size` field, which is a 64-bit unsigned integer (`uint64`). ```go // channel.go:495-496 if cap(ch.body) == 0 { ch.body = make([]byte, 0, ch.header.Size) // unbounded } ``` The underlying library fails to validate or cap this requested size against any upper boundary—such as the maximum frame size negotiated during connection establishment (`FrameMax`). If a server specifies an extreme body size (e.g., `2^62` bytes), the Go runtime attempts to allocate an exabyte-scale slice capacity. This immediately exhausts available system memory, causing the operating system's OOM killer to terminate the application. **Attack Vector / Exploitation Scenario** - Message Delivery Phase: A malicious or compromised AMQP broker sends a standard `basic.deliver` frame containing a content header with an intentionally inflated `body-size` variable. - Authentication Requirement: No special privileges or authentication bypasses are required; the crash occurs seamlessly during normal message consumption. **Impact** -

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GHSA-r9c8-gcjp-xfwh

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Security context

Source reference: osv:GHSA-r9c8-gcjp-xfwh

github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
1.13.0

Source reference: /affected/0/ranges

Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

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    "ranges": [
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        "type": "SEMVER",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
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            "fixed": "1.13.0"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go",
      "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go",
      "ecosystem": "Go"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-r9c8-gcjp-xfwh/GHSA-r9c8-gcjp-xfwh.json"
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]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-77410

Source reference: /aliases

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /database_specific/severity

Event
#63988 · Revision 1
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