SB2014073101 - Buffer overflow in Netty
Published: July 31, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014073101
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3488)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The SslHandler in Netty before 3.9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted SSLv2Hello message.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.