Advisoriesby IbisApache bRPC: use after free
A heap use-after-free in the RTMP protocol component of Apache bRPC (versions < 1.18.0) allows a remote attacker to crash a bRPC RTMP server by sending a crafted Abort control message. No authentication or application-level request is required.
Root Cause:
When an RTMP Abort control message names the chunk stream that is currently being parsed (the chunk stream carrying the message itself), RtmpChunkStream::OnAbortMessage calls RtmpContext::ClearChunkStream, which deletes the RtmpChunkStream while its Feed() is still running. After the message handler returns, Feed() continues to access members of the deleted object, resulting in a heap-use-after-free.
Affected Scenarios:
bRPC servers that enable RTMP support (ServerOptions.rtmp_service set) and accept connections from untrusted networks.
How to Fix:
1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.18.0, which fixes this issue.
2. Apply this patch: https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3452
The fix skips clearing the chunk stream when the Abort message targets the chunk stream that is currently being parsed.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apache bRPC Product | < 1.18.0 | 1.18.0 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity from
- CISA (its enrichment of the CVE record)
- Weakness
- CWE-416