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CVE-2026-110260

OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 Quadratic Memory Allocation via Exception Handlers

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 9.11
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 contains a quadratic memory allocation vulnerability in MethodWriter.computeMaxStackAndLocal() and computeAllFrames() when using COMPUTE_MAXS or COMPUTE_FRAMES. Attackers can supply a crafted class file with thousands of overlapping exception handlers, causing excessive Edge allocations and an OutOfMemoryError that crashes the JVM.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • OW2 ASM

    From 3.0 · fixed in 9.11

References 5

gitlab.ow2.org

asm.ow2.io

vulncheck.com