CVE-2026-115482

high

Description

In lsquic before 4.9.0, the HTTP/3 implementation can use an excessive amount of memory because the number of buffered header sets is not limited, as demonstrated by a QPACK amplification attack. This is related to header_out_dynamic_entry and es_max_header_list_size.

References

https://github.com/litespeedtech/lsquic/pull/666

https://github.com/litespeedtech/lsquic/compare/v4.8.2...v4.9.0

https://foxio.io/blog/header-accordions-qpack-amplification-attacks-against-http-3-servers

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-108211

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-22

Updated: 2026-10-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00446