Vulnerability identifier: #VU25771

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5403

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Reactor Netty
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Pivotal

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software is exposed to a URISyntaxException that causes the connection to be closed prematurely instead of producing a 400 response. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Reactor Netty: 0.9.3 - 0.9.4

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External links
http://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5403

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.