#VU41436 Buffer overflow in Netty - CVE-2014-3488
Published: July 31, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41436
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3488
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Netty
Netty
Software vendor:
Netty project
Netty project
Description
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.