Infinite loop Affecting org.ow2.asm:asm package, versions [9.11,9.11.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGOW2ASM-21715451
  • published26 Oct 2026
  • disclosed18 Oct 2026
  • creditEric Bruneton

Introduced: 18 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-112046  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.ow2.asm:asm to version 9.11.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop via Label.resolve() in the Label class. An attacker can hang ClassReader.accept() by supplying a crafted class file whose transformed method grows beyond 65,535 bytes, denying service to build tools, instrumenters, agents, or analyzers processing it.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1