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CVE-2026-55951 httpc memory exhaustion via unbounded response header accumulation

🗓️ 01 Sep 2026 14:37:02Reported by EEFType 
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Memory exhaustion in Erlang/OTP httpc via unbounded response header accumulation causing OOM.

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CVE-2026-55951
1 Sep 202614:37
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euvd
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EUVD-2026-69228
1 Sep 202614:37
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CVE-2026-55951
1 Sep 202615:17
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EEF-CVE-2026-55951 httpc memory exhaustion via unbounded response header accumulation
1 Sep 202614:37
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Positive Technologies
PT-2026-84254
1 Sep 202600:00
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CVE-2026-55951 httpc memory exhaustion via unbounded response header accumulation
1 Sep 202614:37
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      "cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "httpc_response",
      "httpc_handler",
      "httpc"
    ],
    "packageName": "otp",
    "packageURL": "pkg:sid/erlang.org/otp",
    "product": "OTP",
    "programFiles": [
      "src/http_client/httpc_response.erl",
      "src/http_client/httpc_handler.erl",
      "src/http_client/httpc.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "httpc_response:parse_headers/6"
      },
      {
        "name": "httpc:request/4"
      },
      {
        "name": "httpc:request/5"
      }
    ],
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      },
      {
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        "status": "affected",
        "version": "17.0",
        "versionType": "otp"
      },
      {
        "lessThan": "28.5.0.6",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "28.0",
        "versionType": "otp"
      },
      {
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      }
    ]
  },
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    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "httpc_response",
      "httpc_handler",
      "httpc"
    ],
    "packageName": "erlang/otp",
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/erlang/otp",
    "product": "OTP",
    "programFiles": [
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      "src/http_client/httpc_handler.erl",
      "src/http_client/httpc.erl"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "httpc_response:parse_headers/6"
      },
      {
        "name": "httpc:request/4"
      },
      {
        "name": "httpc:request/5"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/erlang/otp",
    "vendor": "Erlang",
    "versions": [
      {
        "changes": [
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            "at": "aba0fe8c2d700bf4ac94607cf7f00e53bbe4042d",
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          },
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          }
        ],
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        "status": "affected",
        "version": "84adefa331c4159d432d22840663c38f155cd4c1",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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