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CVE-2026-110257

OW2 ASM 5.0 before 9.11 Excessive Memory Allocation via BootstrapMethods Attribute

OW2 ASM
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CVSS
6.8Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.17%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in9.11Fixed versionCVE List
Published14 Oct 2026Updated 14 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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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.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • ASMaffected: 5.0 before 9.11CVE List

References 5