zaproxy / zaproxy/zaproxy

OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space while spidering a large site

Open
#1,288 14 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

add-on bug in:spider Usability
Dominant language
Java
Stars
15.8k
Forks
2.6k
Avg merge
13h 16m
Merged PRs (30d)
17

Description

Hi,
I have quite a large site (broadvision technology).
While spidering, ZAp collects more than 120K URI and finished the heap.
Thanks for your attention
Maurizio

Original issue reported on code.google.com by MaurizioPastore60 on 2014-08-04 09:36:32


Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the original report and the attached OWASP ZAP.zip, then reproduce spidering a large site that collects more than 120K URIs. Trace where heap usage grows during spidering and define done as completing the crawl without an OutOfMemoryError, with regression coverage for the large-site case.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
performance, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.