The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request.

This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.

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Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Erlang erlang/otp
Erlang otp
Vendors & Products Erlang erlang/otp
Erlang otp
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Description The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.
Title inets,httpd: Memory Exhaustion via Unenforced max_body_size During Chunked Body Reception
First Time appeared Erlang
Erlang erlang\/otp
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Erlang
Erlang erlang\/otp
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: EEF

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T15:57:22.906Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T12:30:01.524Z

Link: CVE-2026-74835

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T15:57:19.974Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-01T15:17:25.730

Modified: 2026-09-01T21:15:00.147

Link: CVE-2026-74835

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T17:30:17Z

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