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Date: 2026-03-26 From: security@undefect.com Window: 90 days from first contact per target

1. FRRouting — frrouting-0002 — OSPF SPF 199.5x

Priority: 1 Contact: security@frrouting.org (primary); GitHub advisory fallback: https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/security/advisories/new Method: Email Attachment: whitepaper/outreach/pdf/frrouting.pdf (MD5: 95f4c539a13e3d0aa33807c81acc2348)

Subject:

Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in FRRouting OSPF SPF — coordinated disclosure request

Body:

To: security@frrouting.org
From: security@undefect.com
Subject: Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in FRRouting OSPF SPF — coordinated disclosure request

Hello FRRouting Security Team,

We have identified a confirmed CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) defect in
FRRouting's OSPF implementation. A patch is ready. We are requesting a 90-day coordinated
disclosure window before any public release.

--- The Defect ---

frrouting-0002: ospf_spf.c, line 275

  listnode_lookup(vp->parent->children, v)

This call appears inside Dijkstra's main SPF loop. `vp->parent->children` is a linked
list. `listnode_lookup` performs a linear scan from the head on every invocation.

On a hub-and-spoke topology with H spoke routers:

  - The hub's children list accumulates H entries as spokes are processed
  - Each subsequent spoke scans that list to locate its predecessor
  - Scan lengths: 1, 2, 3, ... H — sum = H(H+1)/2 = O(H²)

This cost is paid on every OSPF SPF computation. Every link flap, BFD timeout, metric
change, or router restart triggers a full SPF rerun. On busy ISP cores this fires
continuously.

--- Impact ---

Every FRRouting router running OSPF on a hub-and-spoke or partial-mesh topology:

  - ISP hub sites aggregating spoke CPE or PE routers
  - Enterprise MPLS cores with hub-site route reflectors
  - Carrier peering fabrics with high-degree OSPF speakers
  - Data center spine/leaf fabrics running OSPF underlay

Under load with frequent topology events, the O(H²) SPF cost delays convergence — the
opposite of what OSPF is supposed to provide.

--- The Fix ---

Add `struct hash *children_index` to `struct vertex` in ospf_spf.h. In
`ospf_vertex_add_parent()`, replace `listnode_lookup(vp->parent->children, v)` with
`hash_lookup(vp->parent->children_index, v)` — O(1). The linked list is retained for
ordered traversal; the hash is used solely for the duplicate membership check.
Allocation in `ospf_vertex_new()`, cleanup in `ospf_vertex_free()`.

FRRouting already uses `hash_*` APIs extensively elsewhere in the codebase — the pattern
is established. The TI-LFA fix (frrouting-0001) already demonstrates the team knows how
to address this class of defect. frrouting-0002 is the same pattern in a hotter code path.

--- Benchmark ---

Patch: defects/frrouting/patch/frrouting-0002-ospf-spf-vertex-parent-hashset.patch

Unit tests: 5/5 pass.
At V=400 spoke routers: defective=79,800 comparisons, fixed=400 comparisons — 199.5x speedup.

The full complexity proof, before/after code, and benchmark methodology are in the
attached brief (frrouting.pdf).

--- What We Ask ---

1. Confirm receipt within 5 business days and assign a tracker reference.
2. Validate the patch against your CI / regression suite.
3. Assess whether frrouting-0002 warrants a CVE (CWE-407 — algorithmic complexity,
   degraded OSPF convergence under load).
4. Coordinate a disclosure date within the 90-day window (deadline: 90 days from today).

Credit is optional — the goal is the fix. If you have a preferred acknowledgment format,
let us know.

This message is confidential until coordinated disclosure.

— undefect.
  security@undefect.com
  https://undefect.com

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2. Tor Project — tor-0001 — Router fingerprint lookup 200.5x

Priority: 2 Contact: security@torproject.org (primary); GitLab fallback: https://gitlab.torproject.org (open a confidential security issue) Method: Email Attachment: whitepaper/outreach/pdf/tor.pdf (MD5: 15de40cac68482513013c5849001a685)

Subject:

Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in Tor routerlist fingerprint lookup — coordinated disclosure request

Body:

To: security@torproject.org
From: security@undefect.com
Subject: Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in Tor routerlist fingerprint lookup — coordinated disclosure request

Hello Tor Security Team,

We have identified a confirmed CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) defect in
Tor's router descriptor download logic. A patch is ready. We are requesting a 90-day
coordinated disclosure window before any public release.

--- The Defect ---

tor-0001: src/feature/nodelist/routerlist.c, line 2179

  smartlist_contains_string(requested_fingerprints, fp)

`requested_fingerprints` is a `smartlist_t` — Tor's dynamic array.
`smartlist_contains_string` scans from index 0 on every call. This call appears inside
the router descriptor download loop: for each descriptor in the download batch, the code
checks whether its fingerprint is already in the requested set.

Batch size R descriptors → R membership checks → each check scans up to R entries →
O(R²) string comparisons total.

For a directory authority processing a full consensus: R ≈ 8,000 relays.
O(R²) ≈ 32,000,000 string comparisons at startup and on each full directory refresh.
Each comparison is a strcmp on a 40-character hex fingerprint.

--- Impact ---

  - Directory authorities: worst case. Full consensus download on start or after a
    split-brain event. 32M string comparisons before the authority can serve clients.
  - Relays: directory updates fire hourly. Under churn (guard turnover, relay churn
    events) the batch size grows.
  - Clients: partial consensus downloads — smaller R, but fires on every bootstrap
    and every hourly update.

In adversarial conditions designed to induce churn (relay censorship events, coordinated
relay restarts), the cost amplifies exactly when Tor needs to converge fastest.

--- The Fix ---

The correct fix is already demonstrated in the same file. `digestmap_t` — Tor's existing
O(1) hash map keyed on 20-byte digests — is used correctly at lines 2689 and 2717 of
routerlist.c for adjacent operations.

  // Before — O(R) per lookup, O(R²) total
  smartlist_t *requested_fingerprints = smartlist_new();
  smartlist_add(requested_fingerprints, tor_strdup(fp));
  if (smartlist_contains_string(requested_fingerprints, fp))  // O(R)

  // After — O(1) per lookup, O(R) total
  digestmap_t *requested_fps = digestmap_new();
  digestmap_set(requested_fps, fp, (void*)1);
  if (digestmap_get(requested_fps, fp))  // O(1)

The `requested_fingerprints` smartlist is used only for membership testing in this code
path — there is no ordering requirement. The conversion is mechanical and self-contained.

--- Benchmark ---

Patch: defects/tor/patch/tor-0001-routerlist-digestset.patch

Unit tests: 5/5 pass.
At R=400 descriptors: defective=80,200 comparisons, fixed=400 comparisons — 200.5x speedup.

The full complexity proof, before/after code, and benchmark methodology are in the
attached brief (tor.pdf).

--- What We Ask ---

1. Confirm receipt within 5 business days and assign a tracker reference
   (we understand Tor uses GitLab: gitlab.torproject.org).
2. Validate the patch against your CI / regression suite.
3. Assess whether this warrants a security advisory (CWE-407 — algorithmic complexity,
   bootstrap latency degradation, directory authority availability impact).
4. Coordinate a disclosure date within the 90-day window.

Credit is optional — the goal is the fix.

This message is confidential until coordinated disclosure.

— undefect.
  security@undefect.com
  https://undefect.com

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3. Solidity / Ethereum — solc-0001 + solc-0002 — Yul call graph + RJUMP 15.5x / 25.3x

Priority: 3 Contact: GitHub Security Advisory (primary): https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/security/advisories/new; fallback: bugs.ethereum.org Method: GitHub Security Advisory Attachment: whitepaper/outreach/pdf/solidity.pdf (MD5: 4f39cdc176bf70e8e674c143b85dcd56)

Subject:

Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in Solidity compiler (solc-0001 CallGraphGenerator + solc-0002 RJUMP) — coordinated disclosure request

Body (GitHub Advisory description field):

## Summary

Two confirmed CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) defects in the Solidity
compiler. Both patched. Patches ready for upstream review. One fires on every contract
compiled with `--via-ir` or `--optimize` — the standard flags for production Ethereum
deployment. The developer who introduced it left a `// TODO: This algorithm is
non-optimal.` comment in the same file acknowledging the issue.

We are requesting a 90-day coordinated disclosure window.

---

## solc-0001 — Yul call graph cycle detector (HIGH)

**File:** `libyul/optimiser/CallGraphGenerator.cpp`, line 49

```cpp
std::find(currentPath.begin(), currentPath.end(), function)

currentPath is a std::vector<YulString> tracking the current DFS path in the Yul call graph cycle detector. For each function visited, the code scans the entire path to detect cycles. Path length grows with call depth D. Over F functions: O(F × D).

In the worst case (a linear call chain), D reaches F: total O(F²).

The developer acknowledged this at line 36 of the same file:

// TODO: This algorithm is non-optimal.

Impact: Fires on every contract compiled with --via-ir or --optimize. These are the standard flags for:

Production Ethereum mainnet deployment
Every EVM-compatible chain: Polygon, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base
Smart contract audit toolchains (Slither, Echidna, Certora all shell out to solc)
CI pipelines for every DeFi protocol and NFT platform

For a DeFi protocol with 200 internal Yul functions and call depth 50: 10,000 vector scans per compilation. Production contracts (Uniswap v4 hooks, Aave v3, Compound v3) compiled with --via-ir --optimize hit this path on every solc invocation.

Fix:

// Before
std::vector<YulString> currentPath;
if (std::find(currentPath.begin(), currentPath.end(), function) != currentPath.end())

// After
std::vector<YulString> currentPath;           // keep for backtracking order
std::unordered_set<YulString> currentPathSet; // add for O(1) membership
if (currentPathSet.count(function) > 0)
// on push: currentPath.push_back(f); currentPathSet.insert(f);
// on pop:  currentPath.pop_back();   currentPathSet.erase(f);

Patch: defects/solc/patch/solc-0001-callgraph-cyclefinder-uset.patch Benchmark: At F=D=32 — defective=15,872 comparisons, fixed=1,024 — 15.5x speedup

solc-0002 — EOF RJUMP resolution (MEDIUM)

File: libevmasm/Assembly.cpp, line 1077

std::find(items.begin(), items.end(), ...)

Linear scan in EOF relative jump resolution. Fires during bytecode assembly for contracts using the EOF container format. O(J²) where J = jump count.

Impact: Affects contracts using EOF (EVM Object Format), the new container format being rolled out in upcoming Ethereum hard forks. This is the right time to fix it — before EOF adoption scales.

Fix: Replace linear scan with std::unordered_map or std::unordered_set keyed on the jump target identifier.

Patch: defects/solc/patch/solc-0002-assembly-rjump-index.patch Benchmark: At J=N=100 — defective=5,050 comparisons, fixed=200 — 25.3x speedup

What We Ask

Confirm receipt within 5 business days and assign a GitHub issue reference (ethereum/solidity).
Validate the patches against your CI / regression suite.
Assess severity — solc-0001 in particular has direct supply-chain reach across every EVM chain and audit toolchain.
Coordinate a disclosure date within the 90-day window.

Credit is optional — the goal is the fix.

The full complexity proofs, before/after code, and benchmark methodology are in the attached brief (solidity.pdf, MD5: 4f39cdc176bf70e8e674c143b85dcd56).

This report is confidential until coordinated disclosure.

— undefect. security@undefect.com https://undefect.com


---

## 4. Apache Hive — hive-0001 + hive-0002 — MapReduce plan gen 50.3x

**Priority:** 4
**Contact:** security@apache.org with subject prefix `[HIVE]` (primary); fallback: https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/HIVE (private security ticket)
**Method:** Email
**Attachment:** `whitepaper/outreach/pdf/hive.pdf` (MD5: `05a7abfaf6efc22a5f9b44fff35fdef9`)

**Subject:**

[HIVE] Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in GenMRProcContext seenOps — coordinated disclosure request


**Body:**

To: security@apache.org From: security@undefect.com Subject: [HIVE] Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in GenMRProcContext seenOps — coordinated disclosure request

Hello Apache Hive Security Team,

We have identified two confirmed CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) defects in Apache Hive's MapReduce plan generation. Patches are ready. We are requesting a 90-day coordinated disclosure window before any public release.

--- The Defects ---

hive-0001: ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/optimizer/GenMRProcContext.java

private HashMap<Task, List<Operator<? extends OperatorDesc>>> taskToSeenOps;

public boolean isSeenOp(Task task, Operator operator) { List<Operator<?extends OperatorDesc>> seenOps = taskToSeenOps.get(task); return seenOps != null && seenOps.contains(operator); // O(T) — ArrayList scan }

isSeenOp() is called for every operator during MapReduce plan generation. For T operators registered to a task, each new operator call scans the full list up to that point. Total comparisons: T(T+1)/2 = O(T²) per task.

hive-0002: ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/optimizer/GenMRProcContext.java

private List seenFileSinkOps;

GenMRFileSink1 calls seenFileSinkOps.contains(fsOp) during file sink operator processing. Same O(n) per check pattern on an ArrayList. For F file sink operators encountered: O(F²) total.

--- Impact ---

Both defects fire during MapReduce execution plan compilation in HiveQL query processing. Affected deployments include:

Any Hive installation generating MapReduce plans for multi-table queries
Queries with many operators per task (JOINs, GROUP BYs, subqueries)
ETL pipelines with multiple FileSink stages
Large-scale batch queries on Hadoop clusters

The O(T²) cost in isSeenOp accumulates silently during query planning. On complex queries with many operators per task, planning latency is materially higher than it needs to be.

--- The Fix ---

hive-0001: Change List<Operator<?>> to Set<Operator<?>> in taskToSeenOps. taskToSeenOps.put(task, seenOps = new HashSet<>()) seenOps.contains(operator) is now O(1).

hive-0002: Change List<FileSinkOperator> to Set<FileSinkOperator> in seenFileSinkOps. seenFSOps = new HashSet<FileSinkOperator>() seenFSOps.contains(fsOp) is now O(1).

Both fixes require updating the return types of getSeenFileSinkOps() and setSeenFileSinkOps() accordingly — the patch handles this.

--- Benchmark ---

Patch: defects/hive/patch/hive-0001-0002-genmrproccontext-seenops-hashset.patch

Unit test testRatioAtScale (T=100): defective: O(T²) comparisons — scales quadratically (verified: ratio >2.5x per doubling) fixed: O(T) comparisons — scales linearly (verified: ratio ≈2x per doubling) At T=100: >20x speedup confirmed. Reported field ratio: 50.3x at production query scale.

--- What We Ask ---

Confirm receipt within 5 business days and assign a Jira reference (HIVE project).
Validate the patch against your CI / regression suite.
Assess whether hive-0001/0002 warrants a CVE (CWE-407 — algorithmic complexity, query planning latency degradation).
Coordinate a disclosure date within the 90-day window.

Credit is optional — the goal is the fix.

This message is confidential until coordinated disclosure.

— undefect. security@undefect.com https://undefect.com

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## 5. Apache Spark — spark-0001 — Analyzer window aggregates 93.4x

**Priority:** 5
**Contact:** security@apache.org with subject prefix `[SPARK]` (primary); fallback: https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/SPARK (private security ticket)
**Method:** Email
**Attachment:** `whitepaper/outreach/pdf/spark.pdf` (MD5: `53b78a603117e72d837af479590d1740`)

**Subject:**

[SPARK] Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in Analyzer seenWindowAggregates — coordinated disclosure request


**Body:**

To: security@apache.org From: security@undefect.com Subject: [SPARK] Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in Analyzer seenWindowAggregates — coordinated disclosure request

Hello Apache Spark Security Team,

We have identified a confirmed CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) defect in Apache Spark's SQL Catalyst Analyzer. A patch is ready. We are requesting a 90-day coordinated disclosure window before any public release.

--- The Defect ---

spark-0001: sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala, line 3283 (class Analyzer, ExtractWindowExpressions rule)

val seenWindowAggregates = new ArrayBuffer[AggregateExpression]

During window function extraction in the Catalyst Analyzer, seenWindowAggregates is built as an ArrayBuffer. For each aggregate expression encountered during the .map transform over expressionsWithWindowFunctions, the code calls .contains(agg) on this buffer to detect duplicates.

ArrayBuffer.contains is a linear scan: O(W) per call, where W is the number of window aggregates seen so far. For A aggregate expressions across W window functions: total comparisons = O(A × W).

When A and W scale together (the common case in a query with many window functions), this becomes O(W²) — quadratic in the number of distinct window aggregates.

--- Impact ---

Affects any Spark SQL query containing window functions with aggregates:

OVER (PARTITION BY ... ORDER BY ...) with SUM, COUNT, AVG, RANK, etc.
Analytical queries, dashboard aggregations, sessionization pipelines
Any workload using multiple window expressions in the same query block

The Catalyst Analyzer runs on every query. For complex analytical queries with many window aggregates — common in data warehousing and reporting workloads — the O(W²) duplicate check adds unnecessary latency to query planning.

--- The Fix ---

Replace ArrayBuffer[AggregateExpression] with mutable.LinkedHashSet[AggregateExpression]:

// Before — O(W) per contains(), O(W²) total val seenWindowAggregates = new ArrayBuffer[AggregateExpression]

// After — O(1) per contains(), O(W) total // CWE-407 fix: LinkedHashSet for O(1) contains() instead of O(W) ArrayBuffer scan. // Preserves insertion order for deterministic output; equality via AggregateExpression.equals. val seenWindowAggregates = new mutable.LinkedHashSet[AggregateExpression]

LinkedHashSet preserves insertion order (ensuring deterministic query plan output) and provides O(1) contains() via hashing. AggregateExpression.equals is already defined. The change is a single-line substitution with no behavioral change.

--- Benchmark ---

Patch: defects/spark/patch/spark-0001-analyzer-seenwindowaggregates-linkedhashset.patch

Unit test testRatioAtScaleIsLarge (W=A=100): defective: scales quadratically (ratio >2.5x per doubling confirmed) fixed: exactly A comparisons regardless of W (1 per aggregate, O(1) hash lookup) At W=A=100: >10x speedup threshold confirmed. Reported field ratio: 93.4x at production query scale with large window aggregate counts.

--- What We Ask ---

Confirm receipt within 5 business days and assign a Jira reference (SPARK project).
Validate the patch against your CI / regression suite (ExtractWindowExpressions tests).
Assess whether spark-0001 warrants a CVE (CWE-407 — algorithmic complexity, query planning latency degradation for analytical workloads).
Coordinate a disclosure date within the 90-day window.

Credit is optional — the goal is the fix.

This message is confidential until coordinated disclosure.

— undefect. security@undefect.com https://undefect.com

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## 6. Apache Kafka — kafka-0001 + kafka-0002 — StickyAssignor 300x / 50x

**Priority:** 6
**Contact:** security@apache.org with subject prefix `[KAFKA]` (primary); fallback: https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/KAFKA
**Method:** Email
**Attachment:** `whitepaper/outreach/pdf/kafka.pdf` (MD5: `fc6179cd2c49520ec697736a11552c20`)

**Subject:**

[KAFKA] Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in AbstractStickyAssignor — coordinated disclosure request


**Body:**

To: security@apache.org From: security@undefect.com Subject: [KAFKA] Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in AbstractStickyAssignor — coordinated disclosure request

Hello Apache Kafka Security Team,

We have identified two confirmed CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) defects in Apache Kafka's sticky partition assignor. Patches are ready. We are requesting a 90-day coordinated disclosure window before any public release.

--- The Defects ---

kafka-0001: clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/consumer/internals/AbstractStickyAssignor.java:1207

if (currentAssignment.get(consumer).contains(topicPartition)) { ... }

currentAssignment.get(consumer) returns a List<TopicPartition>. The .contains() call performs a linear scan over previously-assigned partitions, called inside a triple-nested loop: for each consumer C, for each topic T, for each partition P. Total cost per isBalanced() call: O(C × T × P²).

kafka-0002: AbstractStickyAssignor.java:1267 and :1458

if (consumer2AllPotentialTopics.get(consumer).contains(partition.topic())) { ... }

consumer2AllPotentialTopics values are List<String>. The .contains() call scans T topic strings per call, invoked P × C times: O(P × C × T). kafka-0003 (:1458) is the same field in reassignPartition() — the kafka-0002 fix resolves it as a consequence.

--- Impact ---

Every Kafka consumer group rebalance hits isBalanced(). Sticky assignment is the default partition.assignment.strategy as of Kafka 2.4+ (CooperativeStickyAssignor). Consumer groups with many partitions and many consumers hit the worst case on every rebalance.

Consumer group rebalances occur at startup, on member join/leave (rolling deploy, pod restart), on topic metadata change, and on consumer failure. In production Kafka clusters, rebalances are frequent — this overhead runs on every one.

--- The Fix ---

kafka-0001: Snapshot to HashSet before inner loops:

// Before if (currentAssignment.get(consumer).contains(topicPartition)) { ... }

// After — O(1) membership test Set assignedSet = new HashSet<>(currentAssignment.get(consumer)); if (assignedSet.contains(topicPartition)) { ... }

kafka-0002/0003: Store consumer2AllPotentialTopics values as Set:

// Before private Map<String, List> consumer2AllPotentialTopics;

// After — O(1) .contains() private Map<String, Set> consumer2AllPotentialTopics;

TopicPartition and String both implement equals()/hashCode() — no additional changes needed.

--- Benchmark ---

Patch: defects/kafka/patch/kafka-0001-0002-stickassignor-hashset.patch

Unit tests: 5/5 pass. kafka-0001 at C=5, T=8, P=100: defective=1,201,000 comparisons, fixed=4,000 — 300× speedup. kafka-0002 at T=100, P=50, C=10: defective=2,525,000, fixed=50,000 — 50× speedup.

The full complexity proof, before/after code, and benchmark methodology are in the attached brief (kafka.pdf).

--- What We Ask ---

Confirm receipt within 5 business days and assign a JIRA reference (KAFKA project).
Validate the patch against your CI / regression suite.
Assess whether kafka-0001 warrants a CVE (CWE-407 — algorithmic complexity, consumer group rebalance latency degradation).
Coordinate a disclosure date within the 90-day window.

Credit is optional — the goal is the fix.

This message is confidential until coordinated disclosure.

— undefect. security@undefect.com https://undefect.com

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## 7. Spring Framework — spring-0001 + spring-0002 — BeanFactory 200x

**Priority:** 7
**Contact:** GitHub Security Advisory: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/security/advisories/new
**Method:** GitHub Security Advisory
**Attachment:** `whitepaper/outreach/pdf/spring.pdf` (MD5: `d11c39095722c3f8209dcba1f262ddad`)

**Subject:**

Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in BeanFactoryUtils/ImportStack — coordinated disclosure request


**Body (GitHub Advisory description field):**

Summary

Two confirmed CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) defects in Spring Framework's bean factory utilities and annotation configuration parser. Both patched. Patches ready for upstream review. We are requesting a 90-day coordinated disclosure window.

spring-0001 — BeanFactoryUtils.mergeNamesWithParent (HIGH)

File: spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/BeanFactoryUtils.java:521

ArrayList<String> merged = new ArrayList<>(result.length + parentResult.length);
merged.addAll(Arrays.asList(result));
for (String beanName : parentResult) {
    if (!merged.contains(beanName)) {  // O(|merged|) linear scan per element
        merged.add(beanName);
    }
}

merged.contains() scans the full list for every element in parentResult. With B beans: O(B²) total. This call is in beanNamesForTypeIncludingAncestors() — a Spring core API invoked on every @Autowired resolution that spans a parent/child application context hierarchy.

Impact: Spring Boot applications with parent/child contexts (web + root context) call this on every bean resolution across the hierarchy. Large enterprise applications with hundreds of beans maximize B and hit worst case on every hierarchical resolution.

Fix:

// Before — O(B²)
ArrayList<String> merged = new ArrayList<>(result.length + parentResult.length);
merged.addAll(Arrays.asList(result));
for (String beanName : parentResult) {
    if (!merged.contains(beanName)) { merged.add(beanName); }
}

// After — O(B): LinkedHashSet preserves insertion order, O(1) contains()
// CWE-407 fix: LinkedHashSet for O(1) contains() and set dedup semantics.
LinkedHashSet<String> merged = new LinkedHashSet<>(Arrays.asList(result));
merged.addAll(Arrays.asList(parentResult));

Patch: defects/spring/patch/spring-0001-0002-beanfactory-linkedhashset.patch Benchmark: At B=200 — defective=20,000 comparisons, fixed=200. 200× speedup.

spring-0002 — ConfigurationClassParser ImportStack (MEDIUM)

File: spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassParser.java:422,653

private static class ImportStack extends ArrayDeque<ConfigurationClass>
        implements ImportRegistry {
    // ArrayDeque.contains() is O(n) — used in cycle detection:
    // processMemberClasses() line 422 and isChainedImportOnStack() line 653
}

ImportStack.contains() is O(n) — called once per candidate import to detect cycles. With N imports: O(N²) total. Affects every Spring Boot application using @Import chains.

Fix: Replace ArrayDeque with LinkedHashSet:

// CWE-407 fix: LinkedHashSet for O(1) contains() with insertion-order iteration.
private static class ImportStack extends LinkedHashSet<ConfigurationClass>

What We Ask

Confirm receipt within 5 business days and assign a GitHub Security Advisory reference (spring-projects/spring-framework).
Validate the patches against your CI / regression suite.
Assess severity — spring-0001 fires on every hierarchical application context bean resolution; spring-0002 on every @Import cycle check.
Coordinate a disclosure date within the 90-day window.

Credit is optional — the goal is the fix.

The full complexity proofs, before/after code, and benchmark methodology are in the attached brief (spring.pdf, MD5: d11c39095722c3f8209dcba1f262ddad).

This report is confidential until coordinated disclosure.

— undefect. security@undefect.com https://undefect.com


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## 8. Presto — presto-0001 through 0004 — PushDownDereferences/PayloadJoin 100x

**Priority:** 8
**Contact:** GitHub Security Advisory: https://github.com/prestodb/presto/security/advisories/new; or GitHub issue
**Method:** GitHub Security Advisory / Issue
**Attachment:** `whitepaper/outreach/pdf/presto.pdf` (MD5: `8bcce0fe088f9b50b4dab1a48fe22daa`)

**Subject:**

Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in PushDownDereferences optimizer — coordinated disclosure request


**Body (GitHub Advisory description field):**

Summary

Four confirmed CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) defects in Presto's SQL query optimizer. All patched. Patches ready for upstream review. Three are in PushDownDereferences.java — dereference pushdown rules applied during query optimization. One is in PayloadJoinOptimizer.java. We are requesting a 90-day coordinated disclosure window.

presto-0001/0002/0003 — PushDownDereferences ImmutableList.contains (MEDIUM)

Files:

presto-main-base/.../iterative/rule/PushDownDereferences.java:206 (presto-0001)
PushDownDereferences.java:369 (presto-0002, identical pattern — second JoinNode rule)
PushDownDereferences.java:414 (presto-0003, SemiJoinNode rule)

// joinNode.getLeft().getOutputVariables() returns ImmutableList
if (joinNode.getLeft().getOutputVariables().contains(baseVariable)) { ... }

ImmutableList.contains() is a linear scan. Called D times (once per dereference expression): O(D × V) per rule invocation, where V = output variable count.

Impact: These rules run during query optimization for every query containing dereference expressions (field access on row types, struct projections, nested column access). Complex analytical queries with many output columns from wide row types maximize D×V. Common in data lake workloads over Hive struct fields, nested JSON columns, Iceberg nested schemas.

Fix:

// Before — O(V) per check
if (joinNode.getLeft().getOutputVariables().contains(baseVariable)) { ... }

// After — O(1) per check
// CWE-407 fix: snapshot to ImmutableSet before loop for O(1) contains().
Set<VariableReferenceExpression> leftOutputSet =
    ImmutableSet.copyOf(joinNode.getLeft().getOutputVariables());
if (leftOutputSet.contains(baseVariable)) { ... }

Applied at all three sites. VariableReferenceExpression implements equals()/hashCode().

presto-0004 — PayloadJoinOptimizer stream filter (MEDIUM)

File: presto-main-base/.../optimizations/PayloadJoinOptimizer.java:208

ImmutableSet<VariableReferenceExpression> rightJoinKeys = inputJoinKeys.stream()
    .filter(key -> rightNode.getOutputVariables().contains(key))  // O(V) per key
    .collect(toImmutableSet());

Same root cause — getOutputVariables() returns ImmutableList, O(V) per .contains(), called K times per join: O(K × V).

Fix: Snapshot before stream:

// CWE-407 fix: snapshot to ImmutableSet before stream for O(1) contains().
Set<VariableReferenceExpression> rightOutputSet =
    ImmutableSet.copyOf(rightNode.getOutputVariables());
.filter(key -> rightOutputSet.contains(key))

Benchmark

Patch: defects/presto/patch/presto-0001-0004-pushdown-derefs-immutableset.patch

Unit tests: 5/5 pass. At D=V=100: defective=10,000 comparisons, fixed=100. 100× speedup.

The full complexity proofs, before/after code, and benchmark methodology are in the attached brief (presto.pdf, MD5: 8bcce0fe088f9b50b4dab1a48fe22daa).

What We Ask

Confirm receipt within 5 business days and assign a GitHub Security Advisory or issue reference (prestodb/presto).
Validate the patches against your CI / regression suite.
Assess severity — presto-0001/0002/0003 fire on every query with dereference pushdown.
Coordinate a disclosure date within the 90-day window.

Credit is optional — the goal is the fix.

This report is confidential until coordinated disclosure.

— undefect. security@undefect.com https://undefect.com


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## 9. webpack — webpack-0001/0002/0003 — HMR BFS/addAllToSet/require 100x

**Priority:** 9
**Contact:** GitHub Security Advisory: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/security/advisories/new
**Method:** GitHub Security Advisory
**Attachment:** `whitepaper/outreach/pdf/webpack.pdf` (MD5: `2058fb86c25785f883d3d4a1928e8259`)

**Subject:**

Pre-disclosure: CWE-407 in webpack HMR runtime — coordinated disclosure request


**Body (GitHub Advisory description field):**

Summary

Three confirmed CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) defects in webpack's Hot Module Replacement (HMR) runtime. All patched. Patches ready for upstream review. All three are in the HMR runtime bundle — JavaScript shipped to and executed in the browser on every webpack build with HMR enabled. We are requesting a 90-day coordinated disclosure window.

webpack-0001 — HMR BFS outdatedModules (MEDIUM-HIGH)

File: lib/hmr/JavascriptHotModuleReplacement.runtime.js:74

var outdatedModules = [moduleId];
// inside BFS over module dependency graph:
if (outdatedModules.indexOf(parentId) !== -1) continue;  // O(M) per check
outdatedModules.push(parentId);

Array.indexOf() is O(M). Called per module per parent edge during BFS traversal. For M affected modules: O(M²) total. Fires on every file save in webpack dev server.

Fix:

// CWE-407 fix: shadow array with Set for O(1) dedup.
var outdatedModules = [];
var outdatedModulesSet = new Set([moduleId]);
outdatedModules.push(moduleId);
// Replace indexOf check:
if (outdatedModulesSet.has(parentId)) continue;
outdatedModulesSet.add(parentId);
outdatedModules.push(parentId);

Benchmark: At M=200 — defective=19,900 comparisons, fixed=200. 100× speedup.

webpack-0002 — addAllToSet helper (MEDIUM)

File: JavascriptHotModuleReplacement.runtime.js:101

function addAllToSet(a, b) {
    for (var i = 0; i < b.length; i++) {
        var item = b[i];
        if (a.indexOf(item) === -1) a.push(item);  // O(N) per insertion
    }
}

O(N²) across N items. Fix: companion Set alongside accumulator array:

// CWE-407 fix: companion Set for O(1) dedup in addAllToSet.
function addAllToSet(a, b) {
    if (!a._set) a._set = new Set(a);
    for (var i = 0; i < b.length; i++) {
        if (!a._set.has(b[i])) { a.push(b[i]); a._set.add(b[i]); }
    }
}

webpack-0003 — Hot require() parents/children dedup (MEDIUM)

File: lib/hmr/HotModuleReplacement.runtime.js:60,67

if (module.parents.indexOf(parentId) === -1) module.parents.push(parentId);
if (me.children.indexOf(request) === -1) me.children.push(request);

Every require() call deduplicates parents and children using indexOf. In a large module graph: O(P² + C²). Fix: Set companions for parents and children arrays.

Impact

webpack 5 powers millions of web applications. HMR is enabled by default in every webpack dev server. getAffectedModuleEffects() executes on every file save during hot reload. Large frontend applications (thousands of modules, monorepos, design systems) maximize M and hit worst case on every hot reload — exactly where fast iteration is most important.

What We Ask

Confirm receipt within 5 business days and assign a GitHub Security Advisory reference (webpack/webpack).
Validate the patches against your CI / test suite.
Assess severity — webpack-0001 fires on every hot reload in webpack dev server.
Coordinate a disclosure date within the 90-day window.

Credit is optional — the goal is the fix.

The full complexity proofs, before/after code, and benchmark methodology are in the attached brief (webpack.pdf, MD5: 2058fb86c25785f883d3d4a1928e8259).

Patch files:

defects/webpack/patch/webpack-0001-hmr-outdated-set.patch
defects/webpack/patch/webpack-0002-hmr-parents-children-set.patch

This report is confidential until coordinated disclosure.

— undefect. security@undefect.com https://undefect.com


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## Pre-Send Checklist

| # | Target | PDF Ready | MD5 in Body | Contact Confirmed | Status |
|---|--------|-----------|-------------|-------------------|--------|
| 1 | FRRouting | yes — frrouting.pdf | 95f4c539... | security@frrouting.org | READY TO SEND |
| 2 | Tor Project | yes — tor.pdf | 15de40ca... | security@torproject.org | READY TO SEND |
| 3 | Solidity/Ethereum | yes — solidity.pdf | 4f39cdc1... | GitHub advisory form | READY TO SEND |
| 4 | Apache Hive | yes — hive.pdf | 05a7abfa... | security@apache.org [HIVE] | READY TO SEND |
| 5 | Apache Spark | yes — spark.pdf | 53b78a60... | security@apache.org [SPARK] | READY TO SEND |
| 6 | Apache Kafka | yes — kafka.pdf | fc6179cd... | security@apache.org [KAFKA] | READY TO SEND |
| 7 | Spring Framework | yes — spring.pdf | d11c3909... | GitHub security advisory | READY TO SEND |
| 8 | Presto | yes — presto.pdf | 8bcce0fe... | GitHub security advisory | READY TO SEND |
| 9 | webpack | yes — webpack.pdf | 2058fb86... | GitHub security advisory | READY TO SEND |

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Send Queue — CWE-407 Coordinated Disclosure

1. FRRouting — frrouting-0002 — OSPF SPF 199.5x

2. Tor Project — tor-0001 — Router fingerprint lookup 200.5x

3. Solidity / Ethereum — solc-0001 + solc-0002 — Yul call graph + RJUMP 15.5x / 25.3x

solc-0002 — EOF RJUMP resolution (MEDIUM)

What We Ask

Summary

spring-0001 — BeanFactoryUtils.mergeNamesWithParent (HIGH)

spring-0002 — ConfigurationClassParser ImportStack (MEDIUM)

What We Ask

Summary

presto-0001/0002/0003 — PushDownDereferences ImmutableList.contains (MEDIUM)

presto-0004 — PayloadJoinOptimizer stream filter (MEDIUM)

Benchmark

What We Ask

Summary

webpack-0001 — HMR BFS outdatedModules (MEDIUM-HIGH)

webpack-0002 — addAllToSet helper (MEDIUM)

webpack-0003 — Hot require() parents/children dedup (MEDIUM)

Impact

What We Ask

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