OW2 ASM 5.0 before 9.11 contains an excessive memory allocation vulnerability in ClassReader.readBootstrapMethodsAttribute() that sizes an int array from num_bootstrap_methods without validating attribute_length. Attackers can supply a crafted class file of about 100 bytes that forces roughly 2 GB allocation, causing an OutOfMemoryError that crashes the JVM or consuming thread.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
OW2 ASM unaffected
Version Status Constraints
5.0 affected < 9.11

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References
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https://asm.ow2.io/versions.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/blob/ASM_9_10_1/asm/src/main/java/org/objectweb/asm/ClassReader.java#L3497 cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/commit/eb5fa95bb0670eaec2ecf9b8a3a501b48e5a967c cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/merge_requests/456 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ow2-asm-5.0-before-9.11-excessive-memory-allocation-via-bootstrapmethods-attribute cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description OW2 ASM 5.0 before 9.11 contains an excessive memory allocation vulnerability in ClassReader.readBootstrapMethodsAttribute() that sizes an int array from num_bootstrap_methods without validating attribute_length. Attackers can supply a crafted class file of about 100 bytes that forces roughly 2 GB allocation, causing an OutOfMemoryError that crashes the JVM or consuming thread.
Title OW2 ASM 5.0 before 9.11 Excessive Memory Allocation via BootstrapMethods Attribute
Weaknesses CWE-789
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T15:55:22.107Z

Reserved: 2026-10-13T18:33:55.549Z

Link: CVE-2026-110257

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-14T15:17:07.350

Modified: 2026-10-14T16:17:41.060

Link: CVE-2026-110257

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