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By uploading a specially crafted compressed audio file, such as an OPUS file, the attacker could cause the system to allocate an excessive amount of memory during the decoding process. This uncontrolled memory allocation can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition, making the service unavailable to legitimate users."], "mitigation": {"lang": "en:us", "value": "Limit access to audio transcription endpoints. Enforce authentication and request rate limits at the route or gateway. Set pod memory limits and restart policies. 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