CVE-2022-41881

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: netty netty
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-fx2c-96vj-985v third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00008.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5316 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0004/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-41881?
CVE-2022-41881 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-41881?
To fix CVE-2022-41881, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-41881 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-41881 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-41881?
CVE-2022-41881 affects netty netty.
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