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MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-110261
OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 Excessive CPU Consumption via ClassWriter COMPUTE_FRAMES
Description

OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to exhaust CPU by supplying crafted class files processed with ClassWriter.COMPUTE_FRAMES. Attackers can craft methods that make the unbounded MethodWriter.computeAllFrames() fix point algorithm converge slowly, tying up transforming threads for unbounded time.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 14, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update OW2 ASM to version 9.11 or later to fix CPU exhaustion vulnerability.
  • Update OW2 ASM library to version 9.11 or later.
  • Avoid using ClassWriter.COMPUTE_FRAMES with untrusted input.
  • Validate all processed class files.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-110261 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-110261', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-10-14T18:01:38.790380Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to exhaust CPU by supplying crafted class files processed with ClassWriter.COMPUTE_FRAMES. Attackers can craft methods that make the unbounded MethodWriter.computeAllFrames() fix point algorithm converge slowly, tying up transforming threads for unbounded time.
    Added CVSS V4.0 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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-407
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/110xxx/CVE-2026-110261.json">CVE-2026-110261</a>
    Added Reference https://asm.ow2.io/versions.html
    Added Reference https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/blob/ASM_9_10_1/asm/src/main/java/org/objectweb/asm/MethodWriter.java#L1595
    Added Reference https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/commit/ab68bbd2521359b7c8cd3517c6331ced3d817ed0
    Added Reference https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/merge_requests/463
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ow2-asm-3.0-before-9.11-excessive-cpu-consumption-via-classwriter-compute-frames
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