CVE-2026-105270: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in arekinath esaml
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in esaml_binding in dropbox esaml allows an unauthenticated attacker to exhaust the Erlang VM atom table and crash the node via a crafted SAMLResponse. esaml_binding:decode_response/2 parses the decoded SAMLResponse with xmerl_scan:string/2, which interns every element name, attribute name, and namespace prefix it reads as a permanent atom. The SAML consume (ACS) and single-logout endpoints call it on unauthenticated requests before any signature check, so one well-formed document with thousands of distinct names mints thousands of atoms while staying inside the 128 KB request body limit. Atoms are never reclaimed and the VM caps the atom table at about one million entries, so a few dozen requests abort the node. This issue affects esaml: from 0.1.0 onward.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
Affected software
arekinath
esaml
handnot2
esaml
dropbox
esaml
dropbox
esaml
cpe:2.3:a:arekinath:esaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:handnot2:esaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:esaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Run on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- EEF
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-07T22:15:01.882Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad9b4b24d27ba8daa36649a
Added to database: 10/22/2026, 07:01:06 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 07:01:06 UTC
Views: 1
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