Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in spray-json when parsing decimal digit fields
Lightbend Spray spray-json through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) because of Algorithmic Complexity during the parsing of a field composed of many decimal digits.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.spray:spray-json_2.10 | < 1.3.5 | 1.3.5 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.spray:spray-json_2.11 | < 1.3.5 | 1.3.5 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.spray:spray-json_2.12 | < 1.3.5 | 1.3.5 |
References
- 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
io.spray:spray-json_2.10, io.spray:spray-json_2.11, io.spray:spray-json_2.12- Disclosed
- 09.11.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f94m-mqhr-mc29 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: io.spray:spray-json_2.10
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
- 3
- First → latest
- 11.2018 06.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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