CVE-2026-110260

OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 Quadratic Memory Allocation via Exception Handlers

Published Oct 14, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ow2
Ow2 asm
Vendors & Products Ow2
Ow2 asm
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 Quadratic Memory Allocation via Exception Handlers
Weaknesses CWE-407
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': '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'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 20, 2026, 12:59 AM
Reserved
Oct 13, 2026, 6:33 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 14, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Oct 20, 2026, 1:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 14, 2026, 2:16 PM