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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-3912

OctoRPKI tries to load the entire contents of a repository in memory, and in the case of a GZIP bomb, unzip it in memory, making it possible to create a repository that makes OctoRPKI run out of memory (and thus crash).

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31 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-3912

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Nov 2021, 22:15 UTC

OctoRPKI tries to load the entire contents of a repository in memory, and in the case of a GZIP bomb, unzip it in memory, making it possible to create a repository that makes OctoRPKI run out of memory (and thus crash).

osv:CVE-2021-3912
Complete source record
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  "id": "d2524be18da54d632b5b34d225c8a61069db755de1f1b806bd3d43739977f254",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-3912",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-3912",
    "summary": "OctoRPKI tries to load the entire contents of a repository in memory, and in the case of a GZIP bomb, unzip it in memory, making it possible to create a repository that makes OctoRPKI run out of memory (and thus crash).",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-3912",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "aliases": [
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        "GHSA-g9wh-3vrx-r7hg",
        "GO-2022-0253"
      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
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              "type": "GIT",
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                {
                  "fixed": "a8db4e009ef217484598ba1fd1c595b54e0f6422"
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              ],
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          "versions": [
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            "v1.1.4",
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            "v1.1.2",
            "v1.1.1",
            "v1.1.0",
            "1.0.3",
            "1.0.2",
            "1.0.1",
            "1.0.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:52.650607930Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/security/advisories/GHSA-g9wh-3vrx-r7hg",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5041"
      ],
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            ],
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                  }
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              }
            ]
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    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2021-3912",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 386333,
  "published_at": "2021-11-11T22:15:08.077+00:00"
}