CVE-2026-118487 PUBLISHED

Heap exhaustion via unbounded line accumulation in Vert.x STOMP FrameParser

Assigner: eclipse
Reserved: 28.10.2026 Published: 03.11.2026 Updated: 03.11.2026

In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.35] or [5.0.0, 5.2.2], the FrameParser in vertx-stomp creates a RecordParser without setting maxRecordSize, so any peer that streams bytes continuously without a newline character causes the parser to accumulate data indefinitely. Both the STOMP server and the STOMP client are affected: a malicious server can exploit this against a connecting client, and a malicious client can exploit this against a server before or after authentication. Sustained byte streaming exhausts JVM heap memory, crashing the affected process and causing a complete denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.5

Product Status

Vendor Eclipse Foundation
Product Eclipse Vert.x
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 4.0.0 to 4.5.35 (incl.)
  • affected from 5.0.0 to 5.2.2 (incl.)

Credits

  • Mike Read finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-770 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling CWE