Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) Affecting github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/c2 package, versions <1.7.2
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- published1 Mar 2026
- disclosed25 Feb 2026
- creditRui Xi
Introduced: 25 Feb 2026
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-409 Â (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/c2 to version 1.7.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) via the Decode function. An attacker can exhaust memory and CPU resources and cause a server crash by sending a specially crafted HTTP request containing highly compressed gzip data.