rustls before 0.23.46 contains an uncontrolled memory allocation flaw in its optional Brotli certificate decompression, which limits decompressed output size but accepts an input-selected large history window. Malicious peers can send a certificate with a five-byte Brotli header requesting up to 1 GiB before authentication, aborting Brotli-enabled clients or client-authenticating servers whose allocator cannot satisfy the request.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Rustls
Rustls rustls
Vendors & Products Rustls
Rustls rustls

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Description rustls before 0.23.46 contains an uncontrolled memory allocation flaw in its optional Brotli certificate decompression, which limits decompressed output size but accepts an input-selected large history window. Malicious peers can send a certificate with a five-byte Brotli header requesting up to 1 GiB before authentication, aborting Brotli-enabled clients or client-authenticating servers whose allocator cannot satisfy the request.
Title rustls before 0.23.46 Denial of Service via Brotli Certificate Decompression
First Time appeared Rustls Project
Rustls Project rustls
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rustls_project:rustls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Rustls Project
Rustls Project rustls
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-11-08T01:38:35.478Z

Updated: 2026-11-09T13:52:03.160Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T01:02:39.794Z

Link: CVE-2026-123610

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-09T13:51:59.462Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T02:16:56.267

Modified: 2026-11-09T14:17:13.043

Link: CVE-2026-123610

cve-icon Redhat

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