Bug 2553090 (CVE-2026-102463)

Summary: CVE-2026-102463 io.vertx/vertx-pg-client: vertx-pg-client: Denial of Service via unbounded array allocation
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: ant, cescoffi, fmongiar, gsmet, jmartisk, manderse, olubyans, ozzy, pjindal, rguimara, sbiarozk, varjain
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A flaw was found in vertx-pg-client. The binary array decoder does not enforce an upper bound on server-declared array dimensions during memory allocation. A malicious database server or an on-path attacker intercepting an unencrypted connection can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted message containing an excessively large dimension value. This forces the client application to attempt an excessive memory allocation, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) through an out-of-memory crash.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-15 08:31:40 UTC
In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.34] or [5.0.0,5.0.12] or [5.1.0,5.1.9] or [5.2.0, 5.2.0], the binary array decoder in vertx-pg-client (DataTypeCodec.binaryDecodeArray) allocates a Java array sized by a server-declared 32-bit dimension count with no upper bound. A malicious or compromised PostgreSQL server, or an on-path attacker intercepting an unencrypted connection, can send a crafted DataRow message with an excessively large array dimension value, causing the client to attempt a multi-gigabyte heap allocation and crash with an OutOfMemoryError.



The impacted component is io.vertx:vertx-pg-client.