OpenTelemetry-Go OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response bodies (open-telemetry opentelemetry-go)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.19 % · percentile 9 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Prior to 1.43.0, the otlp HTTP exporters (traces/metrics/logs) read the full HTTP response body into an in-memory bytes.Buffer without a size cap. This is exploitable for memory exhaustion when the configured collector endpoint is attacker-controlled (or a network attacker can mitm the exporter connection). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.43.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-789 — Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-w8rr-5gcm-pp58 — opentelemetry-go: OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response bodies
- GO-2026-4985 — Oversized OTLP HTTP response bodies can cause memory exhaustion in go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-20628
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-39882
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1281 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1249 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0888 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0466 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Microsoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:opentelemetry:opentelemetry:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*< 1.43.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| open-telemetry · opentelemetry-go | affected < 1.43.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |