# CVE-2018-12541: Excessive memory allocation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-12541-excessive-memory-allocation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

Excessive memory allocation

Technologies: [io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/io-vertx-vertx-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  # 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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