#VU41720 Resource management error in Netty - CVE-2014-0193

 

#VU41720 Resource management error in Netty - CVE-2014-0193

Published: May 6, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41720
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-2014-0193
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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.

WebSocket08FrameDecoder in Netty 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x before 3.7.1, 3.8.x before 3.8.2, 3.9.x before 3.9.1, and 4.0.x before 4.0.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a TextWebSocketFrame followed by a long stream of ContinuationWebSocketFrames.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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