High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16131
CVE-2018-16131
Description
The decodeRequest and decodeRequestWith directives in Lightbend Akka HTTP 10.1.x through 10.1.4 and 10.0.x through 10.0.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a ZIP bomb.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12Maven | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.4 | 10.1.4 |
com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11Maven | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.4 | 10.1.4 |
Affected products
2- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.4
- (no CPE)range: >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2137nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- akka.io/blog/news/2018/08/30/akka-http-dos-vulnerability-foundnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9qgc-p27w-3hjgghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16131ghsaADVISORY
- groups.google.com/forum/ghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/nvd
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