High severity vulnerability that affects com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 and com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12
The decodeRequest and decodeRequestWith directives in Lightbend Akka HTTP 10.1.x through 10.1.4 and 10.0.x through 10.0.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a ZIP bomb.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.4 | 10.1.4 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.4 | 10.1.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16131
- https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2137
- https://akka.io/blog/news/2018/08/30/akka-http-dos-vulnerability-found
- https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9qgc-p27w-3hjg
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11, com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12- Disclosed
- 22.10.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9qgc-p27w-3hjg - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 10.2018 10.2023
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- High 3
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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High severity vulnerability that affects com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 and com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 this entry
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