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CVE-2026-69213HIGHCVSS 7.5

Http4s Ember HTTP/2 has an unbounded outbound frame queue

Published Sep 15, 2026·Updated Sep 15, 2026

NVD Description

Ember's HTTP/2 connection serializes all outgoing frames through a single unbounded queue drained by one writer fiber (`writeLoop`). When the write side stalls, any frames the connection keeps producing accumulate in that queue without limit. The peer can drive this cheaply because the connection emits a control frame in response to inbound frames it does not flow-control: one `PING` ACK per `PING`, one `SETTINGS` ACK per `SETTINGS`, and a `WINDOW_UPDATE` per inbound DATA. A single unauthenticated connection can therefore exhaust heap and OOM the process. This affects an ember server (malicious client) and an ember client (malicious/compromised server that floods the client and stops reading its ACKs). ## Impact Unauthenticated remote denial of service (OOM) against any ember server built `.withHttp2`, from a single connection, at negligible attacker cost (tiny control frames). Also affects an ember client talking to a hostile HTTP/2 server. ## Preconditions - Ember server or client built `.withHttp2`, speaking to a hostile or compromised peer. ## Workarounds - Disable HTTP/2 (do not call `.withHttp2`).

Affected Packages (3)

org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3MAVEN
Fixed in = 0.23.34
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13MAVEN
Fixed in = 0.23.34
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12MAVEN
Fixed in = 0.23.34

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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