CVE-2026-75516
## Vulnerability In `AMQConnection.java` (line 435-436), after `Connection.Tune` negotiation, the frame-max limit is set via: ```java _frameHandler.setFrameMax( Math.min(this.maxInboundMessageBodySize, frameMax)); ``` When `frameMax = 0` (meaning "unlimited" per AMQP spec), `Math.min(67108864, 0) = 0`. This value is then passed to `Utils.framePayloadLimit(0)` which returns `Integer.MAX_VALUE` (line 77-79 of Utils.java): ```java static int framePayloadLimit(int frameMax) { if (frameMax <= 0) { return Integer.MAX_VALUE; } // ... } ``` This completely defeats the `maxInboundMessageBodySize` protection (default 64MB) at the frame level. ## Attack Scenario A malicious AMQP server (or MITM) sends `Connection.Tune` with `frameMax=0`: 1. Client defaults: `requestedFrameMax = 0` (`ConnectionFactory.DEFAULT_FRAME_MAX`, line 82) 2. `negotiatedMaxValue(0, 0)` = `Math.max(0, 0)` = 0 (line 673-676) 3. `Math.min(maxInboundMessageBodySize, 0)` = 0 — **64MB cap defeated** 4. `framePayloadLimit(0)` = `Integer.MAX_VALUE` — no frame size enforcement 5. Attacker sends a single frame with `frameSize = 0x1FFFFFFF` (~500MB) 6. `Frame.readFrom()` (line 135) executes `new byte[frameSize]` — **OOM crash** The frame does not need to be a body frame — method frames, header frames, or heartbeat frames with a crafted size field all trigger the allocation before any content-level check fires. ## Root Cause The AMQP spec uses `frameMax=0` to mean "unlimited", but `Math.min` treats it as the integer value zero. The intent of line 435-436 was to take the smaller of the two limits, but when one limit uses 0-means-unlimited semantics, `Math.min` always selects the zero, disabling the other limit. ## Impact - **Default configuration is vulnerable**: Both `requestedFrameMax` (client) and legitimate servers' `frameMax` in Tune may be 0 - **Single-frame OOM**: One malicious frame triggers up to ~2GB allocation (`Integer.MAX_VALUE` bytes) - **Bypasses existing protection**
Properties
- ghsa_id
- GHSA-jh4v-gfqj-7rhx
- summary
- RabbitMQ Java client has frame-level OOM: Math.min(maxInboundMessageBodySize, 0) defeats frame size enforcement
- severity
- high
- cve_id
- CVE-2026-75516
- signal_observed_at
- 2026-09-17T21:32:40+00:00
- is_ghsa_only
- false
- ghsa_published
- 2026-09-17T14:52:21Z
- source_url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jh4v-gfqj-7rhx
- ghsa_updated
- 2026-09-17T14:52:23Z
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