CVE-2021-3912
OctoRPKI crashes when processing GZIP bomb returned via malicious repository
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).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OctoRPKI crashes when processing GZIP bomb returned via malicious repository
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).
- Record
CVE-2021-3912- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2346
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).
- Record
EUVD-2021-2346- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9wh-3vrx-r7hg
OctoRPKI crashes when processing GZIP bomb returned via malicious repository
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).
Patches
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory email us at [email protected]
- Record
GHSA-g9wh-3vrx-r7hg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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).
- Record
CVE-2021-3912- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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).
- Record
CVE-2021-3912- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-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).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3912- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g9wh-3vrx-r7hg
OctoRPKI crashes when processing GZIP bomb returned via malicious repository
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).
Patches
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory email us at [email protected]
- Record
GHSA-g9wh-3vrx-r7hg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-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).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3912- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0253 No score
Resource exhaustion via GZIP bomb in github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki
The HTTPFetcher.GetXML function reads a response of unlimited size into memory, permitting resource exhaustion.
- Record
GO-2022-0253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/cloudflare/cfrpkiGo |
before 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 |
cfrpkiDebian:12 |
before 1.4.0-1 | 1.4.0-1 |
cfrpkiDebian:11 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 1.4.2-1~deb11u1, plus listed versions 1.2.2-11.3.0-11.4.0-1 |
1.4.2-1~deb11u1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-3912 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Cloudflare Octorpki, published November 10, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki 1.4.0.