Description
By default, curl automatically responds to WebSocket PING frames. Because curl
lacks an upper bound on memory allocation for unacknowledged frames, a
malicious server can exhaust all available memory by flooding curl with rapid,
sequential PING messages.
lacks an upper bound on memory allocation for unacknowledged frames, a
malicious server can exhaust all available memory by flooding curl with rapid,
sequential PING messages.
Published:
2026-07-03
Score:
n/a
EPSS:
n/a
KEV:
No
Impact:
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Action:
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Remediation
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References
History
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time appeared |
Curl
Curl curl |
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| Vendors & Products |
Curl
Curl curl |
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | By default, curl automatically responds to WebSocket PING frames. Because curl lacks an upper bound on memory allocation for unacknowledged frames, a malicious server can exhaust all available memory by flooding curl with rapid, sequential PING messages. | |
| Title | WS Auto-PONG memory exhaustion | |
| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: curl
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-03T06:13:04.448Z
Reserved: 2026-06-08T12:17:42.037Z
Link: CVE-2026-11586
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-07-03T07:30:09Z
Weaknesses
No weakness.