CVE-2026-73232
Description
A flaw was found in ffuf, a fast web fuzzer. A malicious server could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP response that, when decompressed by ffuf, consumes excessive memory. This can lead to an out-of-memory condition, causing a denial of service (DoS) for the ffuf application.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Amplification; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)
System resources, CPU and memory, can be quickly consumed. This can lead to poor system performance or system crash.
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