CVE-2026-94029

Published: Set 30, 2026 Last Modified: Set 30, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
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MEDIUM 6,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high

Description

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Server-side memory exhaustion in Apache MINA SSHD 1.0.0 to 2.19.0 and 3.0.0-M1 to 3.0.0-M5, component sshd-sftp, in the SFTP v6 check-file-name/check-file-handle extension. Apache MINA SSHD is a Java library for client-side and server-side SSH.

Using a very small 'block size' (for instance 256, which is the minimum) on a huge file generates many (file size / block size) hashes. The resulting SFTP reply message was accumulated fully in memory server-side, which could, with a suitably large (possibly sparse) file exhaust the server-side memory, taking down the server.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.20.0 or 3.0.0-M6, which fix this issue by imposing a maximum limit on the size of the reply. Many SFTP implementations have a general limit on the size of SFTP messages anyway; typically 256kB as in OpenSSH or also in Apache MINA SSHD.

770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Incomplete
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/29/37
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/29/37
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ytbl4rwby62xl7llm3wp7k…
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ytbl4rwby62xl7llm3wp7k975wwdx99t