Information Exposure in Netty
Netty before 3.9.8.Final, 3.10.x before 3.10.3.Final, 4.0.x before 4.0.28.Final, and 4.1.x before 4.1.0.Beta5 and Play Framework 2.x before 2.3.9 might allow remote attackers to bypass the httpOnly flag on cookies and obtain sensitive information by leveraging improper validation of cookie name and value characters.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.netty:netty | >= 3.10.0, < 3.10.3.Final, < 3.9.8.Final | 3.10.3.Final, 3.9.8.Final |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.netty:netty-parent | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.28.Final | 4.0.28.Final |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.jboss.netty:netty | < 3.9.8.Final, >= 3.10.0, < 3.10.3.Final | 3.9.8.Final, 3.10.3.Final |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2156
- https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/3748/commits/4ac519f534493bb0ca7a77e1c779138a54faa7b9
- https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/3754
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/2caa38a2795fe1f1ae6ceda4d69e826ed7c55e55
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/31815598a2af37f0b71ea94eada70d6659c23752
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222923
- https://github.com/netty/netty
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a19bb1003b0d6cd22475ba83c019b4fc7facfef2a9e13f71132529d3@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dc1275aef115bda172851a231c76c0932d973f9ffd8bc375c4aba769@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-IONETTY-73571
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2156-HttpOnlyBypass
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159379.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159166.html
- http://netty.io/news/2015/05/08/3-9-8-Final-and-3.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/17/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74704
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
io.netty:netty, io.netty:netty-parent, org.jboss.netty:netty- Disclosed
- 30.06.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xfv3-rrfm-f2rv - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.jboss.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
- 10
- First → latest
- 10.2019 12.2021
- Without a fix
- 9
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 4
- Medium 5
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 3
- 2021: 6
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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