What is CVE-2014-3488?

CVE-2014-3488 is a vulnerability in Netty, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-07-31.

Is CVE-2014-3488 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Netty

CVE-2014-3488

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.042 (90.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Netty — versions 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3488?: CVE-2014-3488 is a vulnerability in Netty, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-07-31.
Is CVE-2014-3488 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.