CVE-2016-4970

HIGH

Netty < 4.0.37 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

handler/ssl/OpenSslEngine.java in Netty 4.0.x before 4.0.37.Final and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.Final allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96540
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/5364
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/Security_Advisories
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://netty.io/news/2016/06/07/4-0-37-Final.html
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343616
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0179.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1097.html
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://netty.io/news/2016/06/07/4-1-1-Final.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0823
EPSS Percentile 92.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (5)
apache/cassandra 3.11.4
io.netty/netty-handler 4.0.0.Alpha1 - 4.0.37.FinalMaven
netty/netty 4.0.20 - 4.0.37
redhat/jboss_data_grid 7.1
redhat/jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories 1.0
Published Apr 13, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026