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CVE-2023-46442

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

An infinite loop in the retrieveActiveBody function of Soot before v4.4.1 under Java 8 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected products

• Soot-Oss Soot: before 4.4.1 — fixed in 4.4.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Soot-Oss Soot 4.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/JAckLosingHeart/CVE-2023-46442_POC/tree/main
• https://github.com/soot-oss/soot
• https://github.com/JAckLosingHeart/CVE-2023-46442_POC/tree/main
• https://github.com/soot-oss/soot

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