Findings

CVE-2026-33524

Zserio is a framework for serializing structured data with a compact and efficient way with low overhead.

Published Apr 24, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · nds-association zserio

Zserio is a framework for serializing structured data with a compact and efficient way with low overhead. Prior to 2.18.1, a crafted payload as small as 4-5 bytes can force memory allocations of up to 16 GB, crashing any process with an OOM error (Denial of Service). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.18.1.

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  1. Apr 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Zserio is a framework for serializing structured data with a compact and efficient way with low overhead. Prior to 2.18.1, a crafted payload as small as 4-5 bytes can force memory allocations of up to 16 GB, crashing any process with an OOM error (Denial of Service). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.18.1.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Zserio is a framework for serializing structured data with a compact and efficient way with low overhead. Prior to 2.18.1, a crafted payload as small as 4-5 bytes can force memory allocations of up to 16 GB, crashing any process with an OOM error (Denial of Service). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.18.1.

Affected

  • cpe nds-association/zserioversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33524

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33524

    Zserio is a framework for serializing structured data with a compact and efficient way with low overhead. Prior to 2.18.1, a crafted payload as small as 4-5 bytes can force memory allocations of up to 16 GB, crashing any process with an OOM error (Denial of Service). This vulnera

    nvd.nist.gov

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