title: Apache Avro Java SDK: Memory when deserializing untrusted data in Avro Java SDK
description: When deserializing untrusted or corrupted data, it is possible for a reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system.
This issue affects Java applications using Apache Avro Java SDK up to and including 1.11.2.  Users should update to apache-avro version 1.11.3 which addresses this issue.
problem types: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Apache Avro Java SDK
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
versions:
lessThan: 1.11.3, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
other: [
content: {'text': 'low'}
type: Textual description of severity
]