CVE-2021-36155 (GCVE-0-2021-36155)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-09 11:11 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:47
VLAI
Summary
LengthPrefixedMessageReader in gRPC Swift 1.1.0 and earlier allocates buffers of arbitrary length, which allows remote attackers to cause uncontrolled resource consumption and deny service.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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