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HIGH7.5

GHSA-9vwc-pc8p-253q

Http4s Ember HTTP/2 does not enforce SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS

Quick fix

GHSA-9vwc-pc8p-253q — org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

# pom.xml: bump <version>0.23.35</version> for org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12

Details

An ember server with HTTP/2 enabled (`.withHttp2`) does not enforce `SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS` on streams opened by the peer. A single unauthenticated connection can open an unbounded number of concurrent streams, each of which allocates per-stream server state that is never released, exhausting the heap.

## Impact

Unauthenticated remote denial of service (memory exhaustion) against any Ember server built `.withHttp2`. This is the resource-exhaustion class of the HTTP/2 "Rapid Reset" family (CVE-2023-44487).

The same unchecked allocation path is reachable on the client via server-initiated `PUSH_PROMISE` frames, so a malicious or compromised server can exhaust an ember-client's heap the same way.

## Preconditions

- Server: with `.withHttp2` enabled. - Client: makes HTTP/2 requests to malicious or compromised sites. `enablePush` is not enforced.

## Workarounds

- Disable HTTP/2 on `EmberServerBuilder` or `EmberClientBuilder` (default) - Client only: avoid HTTP/2 to untrusted servers until patched.

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Affected packages

Maven/org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 0.23.35
Fix# pom.xml: bump <version>0.23.35</version> for org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12
Maven/org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 0.23.35
Fix# pom.xml: bump <version>0.23.35</version> for org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13
Maven/org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 0.23.35
Fix# pom.xml: bump <version>0.23.35</version> for org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3
Maven/org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13
Introduced in: 1.0.0-M1Fixed in: 1.0.0-M47
Fix# pom.xml: bump <version>1.0.0-M47</version> for org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13
Maven/org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3
Introduced in: 1.0.0-M1Fixed in: 1.0.0-M47
Fix# pom.xml: bump <version>1.0.0-M47</version> for org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3

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