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Tiny 11-Byte Payload Triggers Major Memory Bloat in OpenSSL Servers

A newly disclosed vulnerability called HollowByte allows unauthenticated attackers to cripple OpenSSL servers using a payload of just 11 bytes. The flaw exists because vulnerable versions of OpenSSL allocate memory based on a declared message size in the TLS handshake header before actually receiving or validating the payload data. An
17 Jul 2026 1 min read
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