A flaw has been found in HdrHistogram up to 2.2.2. This affects the function org.HdrHistogram.AbstractHistogram.decodeFromByteBuffer of the file src/main/java/org/HdrHistogram/AbstractHistogram.java. This manipulation of the argument numberOfSignificantValueDigits causes uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
History

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw has been found in HdrHistogram up to 2.2.2. This affects the function org.HdrHistogram.AbstractHistogram.decodeFromByteBuffer of the file src/main/java/org/HdrHistogram/AbstractHistogram.java. This manipulation of the argument numberOfSignificantValueDigits causes uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Title HdrHistogram AbstractHistogram.java memory allocation
First Time appeared Hdrhistogram
Hdrhistogram hdrhistogram
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-789
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hdrhistogram:hdrhistogram:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Hdrhistogram
Hdrhistogram hdrhistogram
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2026-07-04T23:30:10.875Z

Updated: 2026-07-06T16:50:59.582Z

Reserved: 2026-07-04T04:39:58.430Z

Link: CVE-2026-14684

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-06T16:36:15.226Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-04T23:30:10Z

Links: CVE-2026-14684 - Bugzilla