High

Netty: SCTP reassembly nests buffers without bound

  • Disclosed: 08.06.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:20

For each non-complete SctpMessage fragment the handler does fragments.put(streamId, Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(frag, byteBuf)), wrapping the previous accumulator and the new slice into a new CompositeByteBuf every time. After N fragments the accumulator is an N-deep chain of composites, each holding references and component arrays; readableBytes()/getBytes() on the final buffer recurse N levels. There is no limit on N, on total bytes, or on the number of streamIdentifiers an attacker can open (each gets its own map entry). A peer that never sets the complete flag can grow this structure indefinitely from tiny 1-byte DATA chunks.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) io.netty:netty-transport-sctp >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final, < 4.1.135.Final 4.2.15.Final, 4.1.135.Final

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-770
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
io.netty:netty-transport-sctp
Disclosed
08.06.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 13:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5xrh-qmmq-w6ch - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: io.netty:netty-transport-sctp

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
2
First → latest
06.2026 08.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2026: 2
  1. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-59902 >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.17.Final, < 4.1.137.Final 4.2.17.Final, 4.1.137.Final
  2. Netty: SCTP reassembly nests buffers without bound this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-46340 >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final, < 4.1.135.Final 4.2.15.Final, 4.1.135.Final

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