Description
Eclipse Wakaama before snapshot/2026-05-26 contains an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability in the CoAP Block1 handler within coap/block.c that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exhaust server memory by sending a sequence of Block1 PUT requests with incrementing block numbers. Attackers can target the registration endpoint over UDP without authentication, causing the server to repeatedly reallocate a growing accumulation buffer by appending each block payload without enforcing any maximum total size limit, resulting in denial of service through memory exhaustion.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| eclipse-wakaama | wakaama | < snapshot/2026-05-26 | snapshot/2026-05-26 |
References
- Release Notes release-notes
- Fix PR issue-tracking
- Fix Patch patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/eclipse-wakaama-coap-block1-handler-unbounded-memory-allocation-dos third-party-advisory