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OutOfMemoryError occurred when calling Utilities.splitIntoFramesg function

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Description

# OutOfMemoryError occurred when calling Utilities.splitIntoFramesg function

## Description

An OutOfMemoryError vulnerability exists in the Utilities.splitIntoFrames method in firebase-admin 9.2.0.

## Error Log

```
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

at java.base/java.lang.StringLatin1.newString(StringLatin1.java:715)
at java.base/java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1879)
at com.google.firebase.database.utilities.Utilities.splitIntoFrames(Utilities.java:131)
at PoC.firebas_admin.UtilitiesFuzzerSplitIntoFrames.splitIntoFramesFuzzerTest(UtilitiesFuzzerSplitIntoFrames.java:9)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:59)
at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12)
at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:56)
at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:17)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:306)
at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner$1.evaluate(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:100)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:366)
at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:103)
at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:63)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$4.run(ParentRunner.java:331)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:79)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:329)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$100(ParentRunner.java:66)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:293)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:306)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:413)
at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:137)
at com.intellij.junit4.JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.startRunnerWithArgs(JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.java:69)
at com.intellij.rt.junit.IdeaTestRunner$Repeater$1.execute(IdeaTestRunner.java:38)
at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.TestsRepeater.repeat(TestsRepeater.java:11)
at com.intellij.rt.junit.IdeaTestRunner$Repeater.startRunnerWithArgs(IdeaTestRunner.java:35)
at com.intellij.rt.junit.JUnitStarter.prepareStreamsAndStart(JUnitStarter.java:235)
at com.intellij.rt.junit.JUnitStarter.main(JUnitStarter.java:54)
```

## PoC
```xml

com.google.firebase
firebase-admin
9.2.0

```

```java
import org.junit.Test;
import com.google.firebase.database.utilities.*;
public class UtilitiesFuzzerSplitIntoFrames {
@Test
public void splitIntoFramesFuzzerTest() {
try {
String[] result = Utilities.splitIntoFrames("9.", 0);
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
}
```

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Research direction

Start with com.google.firebase.database.utilities.Utilities.splitIntoFrames at Utilities.java:131 and reproduce the report using the UtilitiesFuzzerSplitIntoFrames PoC with the input "9." and frame size 0. Determine the expected handling for this input and verify that the resulting behavior no longer causes Java heap exhaustion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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