Vulnerability in Netty
CVE-2022-41881
Netty project is an event-driven asynchronous network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1.86.Final, a StackOverflowError can be raised when parsing a malformed crafted message due to an infinite recursion. This issue is patched in version 4.1.86.Final. There is no workaround, except using a custom HaProxyMessageDecoder.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Netty — versions < 4.1.86.Final
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-fx2c-96vj-985v (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00008.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5316 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0004/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-41881?
- CVE-2022-41881 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netty, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-41881?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-41881 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.