CVE-2023-46442

MEDIUM

Soot < 4.4.1 - Denial of Service via Infinite Loop in retrieveActiveBody

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-46442. PoCs published by JAckLosingHeart.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2023-46442, a DoS vulnerability in Soot before 4.4.1. The exploit triggers infinite resource consumption by processing a maliciously crafted class file, leading to an OutOfMemory condition.

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).

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by JAckLosingHeart · poc
https://github.com/JAckLosingHeart/CVE-2023-46442_POC

This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2023-46442, a DoS vulnerability in Soot before 4.4.1. The exploit triggers infinite resource consumption by processing a maliciously crafted class file, leading to an OutOfMemory condition.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Soot before 4.4.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Java 8 environment · Soot library (vulnerable version) · Malicious class file (provided in repo)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0375
EPSS Percentile 88.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (1)
org.soot-oss/soot 0 - 4.4.1Maven
Published May 24, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026