CVE-2021-37136 (High) detected in netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar
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CVE-2021-37136 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar
Netty is an asynchronous event-driven network application framework for rapid development of maintainable high performance protocol servers and clients.
Library home page: https://netty.io/
Path to dependency file: qr1/service-a/pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/io/netty/netty-codec/4.1.49.Final/netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar
Dependency Hierarchy:
- vertx-auth-jwt-3.9.5.jar (Root Library)
- vertx-core-3.9.5.jar
- netty-handler-4.1.49.Final.jar
- ❌ netty-codec-4.1.49.Final.jar (Vulnerable Library)
- netty-handler-4.1.49.Final.jar
- vertx-core-3.9.5.jar
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
The Bzip2 decompression decoder function doesn't allow setting size restrictions on the decompressed output data (which affects the allocation size used during decompression).
All users of Bzip2Decoder are affected. The malicious input can trigger an OOME and so a DoS attack
Publish Date: 2021-07-21
URL: CVE-2021-37136
CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)
Base Score Metrics:
- Exploitability Metrics:
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Impact Metrics:
- Confidentiality Impact: None
- Integrity Impact: None
- Availability Impact: High
Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: GHSA-grg4-wf29-r9vv
Release Date: 2021-07-21
Fix Resolution: io.netty:netty-codec:4.1.68.Final
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