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CVE-2014-3488

The SslHandler in Netty before 3.9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consump

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00639
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
netty<= 3.9.1.1
nettyall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven io.netty:netty-handler MODERATE fixed in 3.9.2
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · 2562github.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD31 Jul 2014 · 02:55 PM
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://netty.io/news/2014/06/11/3-9-2-Final.htmlVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59196
https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/2fa9400a59d0563a66908aba55c41e7285a04994
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00018.html
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