OpenTelemetry Collector has a Denial of Service via Zip/Decompression Bomb sent over HTTP or gRPC
Priority HIGH 75CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
The OpenTelemetry Collector offers a vendor-agnostic implementation on how to receive, process and export telemetry data. An unsafe decompression vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the collector via excessive memory consumption. OTel Collector version 0.102.1 fixes this issue. It is also fixed in the confighttp module version 0.102.0 and configgrpc module version 0.102.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01242 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial opentelemetry-collector (open-telemetry): 0.102.1go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confighttp (Go): 0.102.0+1 more productRed Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open-telemetry | opentelemetry-collector | before 0.102.1 | 0.102.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confighttp (Go) | before 0.102.0 | 0.102.0 | Patch available | GHSA-c74f-6mfw-mm4v |
| — | go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc (Go) | before 0.102.1 | 0.102.1 | Patch available | GHSA-c74f-6mfw-mm4v |
- opentelemetry-collector Vendoropen-telemetry Affected before 0.102.1 Fixed in 0.102.1 Patch available CNA
- go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confighttp (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.102.0 Fixed in 0.102.0 Patch available GHSA-c74f-6mfw-mm4v
- go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.102.1 Fixed in 0.102.1 Patch available GHSA-c74f-6mfw-mm4v
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opentelemetry:configgrpc:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | before 0.102.1 | Vulnerable | open-telemetry |
| cpe:2.3:a:opentelemetry:confighttp:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | before 0.102.0 | Vulnerable | open-telemetry |
| cpe:2.3:a:opentelemetry:opentelemetry_collector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.102.1 | Vulnerable | open-telemetry |
- cpe:2.3:a:opentelemetry:configgrpc:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* Versions before 0.102.1 Vulnerable ·open-telemetry
- cpe:2.3:a:opentelemetry:confighttp:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* Versions before 0.102.0 Vulnerable ·open-telemetry
- cpe:2.3:a:opentelemetry:opentelemetry_collector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.102.1 Vulnerable ·open-telemetry
Remediation
- Fix · CNA opentelemetry-collector (open-telemetry) Fixed in 0.102.1
- Fix · GHSA-c74f-6mfw-mm4v go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confighttp (Go) Fixed in 0.102.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-c74f-6mfw-mm4v go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc (Go) Fixed in 0.102.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2024:3943 Released 2024-06-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.2.1 operator containers security update
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.2 rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 2 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3943 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-36129
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c74f-6mfw-mm4v
References
Exploit 1
Patch 2
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2024-36129 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-36129 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c74f-6mfw-mm4v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-36129 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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