PT-2026-79097 · Libevent · Libevent
CVE-2026-63495
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Published
2026-06-29
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Updated
2026-08-21
CVSS v2.0
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Libevent versions 2.2.0-alpha-dev through 2.2.2-alpha
Description
The WebSocket server in
ws.c fails to enforce a total message-size limit when accumulating fragmented frames in evws->incomplete frames. An unauthenticated remote client can send multiple fragmented WebSocket frames with the FIN flag set to 0, provided they remain below the WS MAX RECV FRAME SZ threshold. This causes the evbuffer to grow indefinitely, potentially leading to memory exhaustion on the host or process.Recommendations
Update Libevent to version 2.2.2-alpha.
Exploit
Fix
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
Resource Exhaustion
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Libevent