CVE-2024-37168 – @grpc/grpc-js can allocate memory for incoming messages well above configured limits

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2024-37168

10 Jun 2024 — @grpc/grps-js implements the core functionality of gRPC purely in JavaScript, without a C++ addon. Prior to versions 1.10.9, 1.9.15, and 1.8.22, there are two separate code paths in which memory can be allocated per message in excess of the `grpc.max_receive_message_length` channel option: If an incoming message has a size on the wire greater than the configured limit, the entire message is buffered before it is discarded; and/or if an incoming message has a size within the limit on the wire but decompresse... • https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/08b0422dae56467ecae1007e899efe66a8c4a650 • CWE-789: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value •