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Okio GzipSource unhandled exception Denial of Service

Type: advisorySources: OSV

GzipSource does not handle an exception that might be raised when parsing a malformed gzip buffer. This may lead to denial of service of the Okio client when handling a crafted GZIP archive, by using the GzipSource class.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-3635
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 03:57 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Okio GzipSource unhandled exception Denial of Service

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Jul 2023, 18:34 UTC

GzipSource does not handle an exception that might be raised when parsing a malformed gzip buffer. This may lead to denial of service of the Okio client when handling a crafted GZIP archive, by using the GzipSource class.

osv:CVE-2023-3635
Complete source record
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