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CVE-2026-75804
Published:September 29, 2026
Updated:October 15, 2026
Issue summary: OpenSSL QUIC stack does not enforce connection level flow control for streams. Remote peers may send more bytes as long as they fit within the stream flow control limits. Impact summary: A malicious remote peer may exploit the lack of connection flow control for streams to make the QUIC stack receive ~100MB of memory instead of 768 KiB (default flow control window size). CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Description: The local QUIC stack advertises two flow control limits to its remote peer: stream flow control limit and connection flow control limit. The remote peer must follow both limits when transmitting stream data. Whenever the local QUIC stack receives a stream frame, it validates that the size of the received stream frame stays within flow control limits. If either limit is exceeded (stream level or connection level), then the QUIC stack must close the connection with a flow control error. The vulnerable OpenSSL QUIC stack enforces the stream-level but not the connection-level limit. To exploit the issue, three conditions must be met: - the remote peer opens several streams - each stream must stay within the stream-level flow control limit - there must be no zero-offset byte sent on any of the streams (to prevent the vulnerable QUIC stack from consuming data). By meeting the conditions above, the remote peer may make the local stack allocate 2 x MAX_STREAMS x (stream flow control limit) bytes of memory. MAX_STREAMS defaults to 100, and the limit applies to both bidirectional and unidirectional streams, making it 200 in total. The default flow control window for a stream is 512kB. The remote peer may force the vulnerable QUIC stack to allocate 100MB of heap per connection. FIPS impact: no The FIPS module is not affected as the QUIC implementation is outside of the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.
Affected Packages
openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.0 <3.4.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.8
openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.5.0 <3.5.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.9
openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.1 <4.0.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.0.3
openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.6.0 <3.6.5
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.6.5
openssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.1 <4.0.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.0.3
openssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=3.6.0 <3.6.5
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.6.5
openssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.0 <3.4.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.8
openssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=3.5.0 <3.5.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.9
https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.6.0-alpha1 <openssl-3.6.5
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.6.5
https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.4.0-alpha1 <openssl-3.4.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.4.8
https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-4.0.0-alpha1 <openssl-4.0.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-4.0.3
https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.5.0-alpha1 <openssl-3.5.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.5.9
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EPSS
Base Score:
0.35