File Handler Leak Affecting io.undertow:undertow-core package, versions [,2.0.5.Final)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.52% (77th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-IOUNDERTOW-72304
  • published 11 Sep 2018
  • disclosed 24 Apr 2018
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade io.undertow:undertow-core to version 2.0.5 or higher.

Overview

io.undertow:undertow-core is a High performance non-blocking webserver.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to File Handler Leak via the URLResource.getLastModified() method. It closes the file descriptors only when they are finalized which can cause file descriptors to exhaust.