CVE-2026-79921 - amqp091-go has a Potential Memory Exhaustion/Protocol Violation via Broker-Controlled Oversized Payload

CVE-2026-79921 - amqp091-go has a Potential Memory Exhaustion/Protocol Violation via Broker-Controlled Oversized Payload

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-79921
Published : Aug. 26, 2026, 9:16 p.m. | 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
Description :amqp091-go is a Go AMQP 0.9.1 client. Before version 1.13.0, a compromised or malicious AMQP broker can force the client to allocate resources for and process content body frames that exceed the negotiated frame_max limit. This can lead to unexpected memory consumption or application-layer denial of service (DoS), bypassing the protocol's built-in framing constraints. Version 1.13.0 contains a fix. No known workarounds are available.
Severity: 8.9 | HIGH
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