Out-of-Memory Vulnerability in Smallrye's Fault Tolerance Feature
CVE-2025-2240
7.5HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 12 March 2025
Summary
A vulnerability exists in Smallrye's fault tolerance component, where an out-of-memory issue can be triggered externally through calls to the metrics URI. Each request generates a new object in the meterMap, leading to excessive memory consumption and potentially resulting in a denial of service (DoS). Organizations utilizing this component should be aware of this risk and take steps to mitigate its impacts.
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved