Netty denial of service vulnerability
WebSocket08FrameDecoder in Netty 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x before 3.7.1, 3.8.x before 3.8.2, 3.9.x before 3.9.1, and 4.0.x before 4.0.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a TextWebSocketFrame followed by a long stream of ContinuationWebSocketFrames.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.netty:netty | >= 3.6.0.Beta1, < 3.6.9.Final, >= 3.7.0.Final, < 3.7.1.Final, >= 3.8.0.Final, < 3.8.2.Final, >= 3.9.0.Final, < 3.9.1.Final, >= 4.0.0.Alpha1, < 4.0.19.Final | 3.6.9.Final, 3.7.1.Final, 3.8.2.Final, 3.9.1.Final, 4.0.19.Final |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.netty:netty-all | >= 4.0.0.Alpha1, < 4.0.19.Final | 4.0.19.Final |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0193
- https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/2441
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/8599ab5bdb761bb99d41a975d689f74c12e4892b
- https://github.com/netty/netty
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00018.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140509033427/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67182
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140509044857/http://secunia.com/advisories/58280
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161119201425/http://secunia.com/advisories/59290
- http://netty.io/news/2014/04/30/release-day.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1019.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1020.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1021.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1351.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
io.netty:netty, io.netty:netty-all- Disclosed
- 13.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7vpq-g998-qpv7 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: io.netty:netty
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 11
- First → latest
- 10.2019 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 9
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 4
- Medium 6
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 3
- 2021: 6
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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