RFR: 8308144: HttpClient - uncontrolled memory consumption in SSLFlowDelegate.Reader

[Paolo Di Tommaso]

On Thu, 25 May 2023 20:17:39 GMT, zhurs <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> When using HttpClient to make requests to HTTPS resources, there is an issue where the entire file is being downloaded into memory without the ability to limit the buffer size.
> If the SSLEngine cannot decode the entire buffer due to the algorithm's blocking nature, it returns a decoded chunk of data and BUFFER_UNDERFLOW status, which leads to SSLFlowDelegate.Reader requesting more data despite the output queue being full.

It turns out this is a serious issue in the Java HttpClient. Any chance to re-open this?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/14159#issuecomment-1806749188