CVE-2024-1023
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.11
BB Relevance:
63/100
Published: 2024-03-27
Modified: 2026-11-05
First seen: 2026-11-05
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Interaction
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
Low
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
None
I:
None
A:
High
Description
A vulnerability in the Eclipse Vert.x toolkit results in a memory leak due to using Netty FastThreadLocal data structures. Specifically, when the Vert.x HTTP client establishes connections to different hosts, triggering the memory leak. The leak can be accelerated with intimate runtime knowledge, allowing an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. For instance, a server accepting arbitrary internet addresses could serve as an attack vector by connecting to these addresses, thereby accelerating the memory leak.
Weakness Classification (1)
References & Advisories (12)
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vdb-entry
x_refsource_REDHAT
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT