VictoriaMetrics Snappy Decoder DoS Vulnerability is Causing OOM
VictoriaMetrics is a scalable solution for monitoring and managing time series data. In versions from 1.0.0 to before 1.110.23, from 1.111.0 to before 1.122.8, and from 1.123.0 to before 1.129.1, affected versions are vulnerable to DoS attacks because the snappy decoder ignored VictoriaMetrics request size limits allowing malformed blocks to trigger excessive memory use. This could lead to OOM errors and service instability. The fix enforces block-size checks based on MaxRequest limits. This issue has been patched in versions 1.110.23, 1.122.8, and 1.129.1.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
122 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
### Impact Affected versions are vulnerable to DoS attacks because the snappy decoder ignored VictoriaMetrics request size limits allowing malformed blocks to trigger excessive memory use. This could lead to OOM errors and service instability. The fix enforces block-size checks based on MaxRequest limits. ### Patches Versions 1.129.1, 1.122.8, 1.110.23 ### Resources - https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.129.1 - https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.122.8 - https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.110.23 ### Note VictoriaMetrics' security model assumes its APIs are properly secured (e.g. via access control flags or a firewall); this advisory addresses malicious input that should not be possible under a [correctly secured](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#security) deployment.
VictoriaMetrics' Snappy Decoder DoS Vulnerability is Causing OOM in github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics
VictoriaMetrics is a scalable solution for monitoring and managing time series data. In versions from 1.0.0 to before 1.110.23, from 1.111.0 to before 1.122.8, and from 1.123.0 to before 1.129.1, affected versions are vulnerable to DoS attacks because the snappy decoder ignored VictoriaMetrics request size limits allowing malformed blocks to trigger excessive memory use. This could lead to OOM errors and service instability. The fix enforces block-size checks based on MaxRequest limits. This issue has been patched in versions 1.110.23, 1.122.8, and 1.129.1.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics
- https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/commit/51b44afd34d2c9a392d4ebedeeb5b4a7f5beca24
- https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.110.23
- https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.122.8
- https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.129.1
- https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/security/advisories/GHSA-66jq-2c23-2xh5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65942
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/65xxx/CVE-2025-65942.json