CVE-2018-12541: Excessive memory allocation

CVE-2018-12541 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2018-10-17

Excessive memory allocation

Technologies: io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-12541 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-12541 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-12541?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 October 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.5.4.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-12541?
Yes. io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven): upgrade to 3.5.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-12541?
Check whether you run io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven): upgrade to 3.5.4 or later
    # set io.vertx:vertx-core to 3.5.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.5.4

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-12541
  • GHSA-45xm-v8gq-7jqx

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