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Undertow Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 09.07.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

A vulnerability was found in Undertow. This issue requires enabling the learning-push handler in the server's config, which is disabled by default, leaving the maxAge config in the handler unconfigured. The default is -1, which makes the handler vulnerable. If someone overwrites that config, the server is not subject to the attack. The attacker needs to be able to reach the server with a normal HTTP request.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) io.undertow:undertow-core >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.15.Final, < 2.2.34.Final 2.3.15.Final, 2.2.34.Final

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-401
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
io.undertow:undertow-core
Disclosed
09.07.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-ch7q-gpff-h9hp - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: io.undertow:undertow-core

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.

All (39) in the archive
Total entries
39
First → latest
10.2018 03.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 4
  • High 19
  • Medium 16

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Undertow Servlets Vulnerable to Remote DoS via OutOfMemoryError when Passed Large Parameter Names
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-4027 < 2.2.39.Final, >= 2.4.0.Alpha1, < 2.4.0.Beta1, >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.21.Final 2.2.39.Final, 2.4.0.Beta1, 2.3.21.Final
  2. Undertow HTTP server core doesn't properly validate the Host header in incoming HTTP requests
    Critical · 9.6 CVE-2025-12543 >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.21.Final, < 2.2.39.Final, = 2.4.0.Alpha1 2.3.21.Final, 2.2.39.Final
  3. Undertow OutOfMemory when parsing form data encoding with application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-3884 < 2.2.39.Final, >= 2.4.0.Alpha1, < 2.4.0.Beta1, >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.21.Final 2.2.39.Final, 2.4.0.Beta1, 2.3.21.Final
  4. Undertow MadeYouReset HTTP/2 DDoS Vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2025-9784 < 2.2.38.Final, >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.20.Final 2.2.38.Final, 2.3.20.Final
  5. Undertow incorrectly parses cookies
    High · 7.4 CVE-2023-4639 >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.11.Final, < 2.2.30.Final 2.3.11.Final, 2.2.30.Final
  6. Undertow vulnerable to Race Condition
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-7885 < 2.2.36.Final, >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.17.Final 2.2.36.Final, 2.3.17.Final
  7. Undertow Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2024-3653 >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.15.Final, < 2.2.34.Final 2.3.15.Final, 2.2.34.Final
  8. Undertow Denial of Service vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-5971 >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.15.Final, < 2.2.34.Final 2.3.15.Final, 2.2.34.Final
  9. Undertow's url-encoded request path information can be broken on ajp-listener
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-6162 >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.14.Final, < 2.2.33.Final 2.3.14.Final, 2.2.33.Final
  10. Undertow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-1635 >= 2.3.0.Final, < 2.3.12.Final, < 2.2.31.Final 2.3.12.Final, 2.2.31.Final
  11. Undertow denial of service vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-1108 >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.5.Final, < 2.2.24.Final 2.3.5.Final, 2.2.24.Final
  12. Undertow client not checking server identity presented by server certificate in https connections
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-4492 >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.5.Final, < 2.2.24.Final 2.3.5.Final, 2.2.24.Final
  13. Undertow vulnerable to Dos via Large AJP request
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-2053 < 2.2.19.Final, >= 2.3.0.Alpha1, < 2.3.0.Alpha2 2.2.19.Final, 2.3.0.Alpha2
  14. Undertow vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-3859 < 2.2.15 2.2.15
  15. Undertow vulnerable to memory exhaustion due to buffer leak
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-3690 < 2.0.40, >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.10 2.0.40, 2.2.10
  16. Undertow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-3629 < 2.0.40.Final, >= 2.1.0, < 2.2.11.Final 2.0.40.Final, 2.2.11.Final
  17. Improper Authorization in Undertoe
    High · 8.6 CVE-2020-1745 < 2.0.30 2.0.30
  18. Improper Input Validation in Undertow
    High · 8.1 CVE-2020-1757 < 2.1.0 2.1.0
  19. Undertow vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
    High · 7.5 CVE-2019-14888 < 2.0.29.Final 2.0.29.Final
  20. Undertow Request Smuggling vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-12165 < 1.3.31, >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.17, >= 2.0.0.Alpha1, < 2.0.0.Beta1 1.3.31, 1.4.17, 2.0.0.Beta1
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