Memory Leak Affecting io.undertow:undertow-core package, versions [,2.2.37.Final) [2.3.0.Alpha1,2.3.18.Final)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-IOUNDERTOW-7433721
  • published 10 Jul 2024
  • disclosed 9 Jul 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade io.undertow:undertow-core to version 2.2.37.Final, 2.3.18.Final or higher.

Overview

io.undertow:undertow-core is a Java web server based on non-blocking IO.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Memory Leak when the learning-push handler is configured with the default maxAge of -1. An attacker who can send normal HTTP requests may consume excessive memory.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be avoided by setting a value for maxAge that is not -1.

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
2.3 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    Present
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    Low
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None