#VU41436 Buffer overflow in Netty - CVE-2014-3488

 

#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
Software vendor:
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.

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