server or client by flooding it with packets containing PATH_CHALLENGE
frames.
Impact summary: A malicious remote peer can cause an unbounded
memory allocation which can lead to an abnormal termination of the
application acting as a QUIC client or server and a Denial of Service.
A remote peer may exhaust heap memory by flooding the local
QUIC stack with PATH_CHALLENGE frames. The local QUIC stack
allocates a PATH_RESPONSE frame for every PATH_CHALLENGE it receives.
The allocated PATH_RESPONSE frame gets freed only when the remote
peer acknowledges reception of the PATH_RESPONSE frame which will
not be done by a malicious peer.
The FIPS modules in 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, and 3.0 are not affected by
this issue. The QUIC stack is outside of OpenSSL FIPS module
boundary.
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-6335-1 | openssl security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8414-1 | OpenSSL vulnerabilities |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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| First Time appeared |
Openssl
Openssl openssl |
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| Vendors & Products |
Openssl
Openssl openssl |
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| Description | Issue summary: Remote peer may exhaust heap memory of the QUIC server or client by flooding it with packets containing PATH_CHALLENGE frames. Impact summary: A malicious remote peer can cause an unbounded memory allocation which can lead to an abnormal termination of the application acting as a QUIC client or server and a Denial of Service. A remote peer may exhaust heap memory by flooding the local QUIC stack with PATH_CHALLENGE frames. The local QUIC stack allocates a PATH_RESPONSE frame for every PATH_CHALLENGE it receives. The allocated PATH_RESPONSE frame gets freed only when the remote peer acknowledges reception of the PATH_RESPONSE frame which will not be done by a malicious peer. The FIPS modules in 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, and 3.0 are not affected by this issue. The QUIC stack is outside of OpenSSL FIPS module boundary. | |
| Title | Unbounded Memory Growth in the QUIC PATH_CHALLENGE Handler | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1325 | |
| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: openssl
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-10T15:51:12.557Z
Reserved: 2026-03-26T09:29:36.013Z
Link: CVE-2026-34183
Updated: 2026-06-10T15:50:14.868Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-06-09T17:17:05.000
Modified: 2026-06-10T16:17:01.217
Link: CVE-2026-34183
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-09T18:45:06Z
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN