CVE-2026-110258
OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 Excessive Memory Allocation via Multiple RET Instructions
MEDIUM 6.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.17 % · percentile 6 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 contains an excessive memory allocation vulnerability in Label.addSubroutineRetSuccessors() that fails to enforce the single-RET-per-JSR rule. Attackers can supply a crafted invalid class file with multiple RET instructions for one JSR, triggering a roughly 2 GB allocation that crashes the JVM.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-789 — Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
References
- https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/merge_requests/458
- https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/commit/4dabfe0aef14f8cccb0617640a4add8fbcc4ed36
- https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/blob/ASM_9_10_1/asm/src/main/java/org/objectweb/asm/Label.java#L568
- https://asm.ow2.io/versions.html
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ow2-asm-3.0-before-9.11-excessive-memory-allocation-via-multiple-ret-instructions
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.8 | 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 | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.8 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-101212
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-110258
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| OW2 · ASM | affected 3.0 < 9.11 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |