CVE-2024-47535

Denial of Service attack on windows app using Netty

Description

Netty is an asynchronous event-driven network application framework for rapid development of maintainable high performance protocol servers & clients. An unsafe reading of environment file could potentially cause a denial of service in Netty. When loaded on an Windows application, Netty attempts to load a file that does not exist. If an attacker creates such a large file, the Netty application crashes. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.1.115.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: netty netty
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-xq3w-v528-46rv
https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/fbf7a704a82e7449b48bd0bbb679f5661c6d61a3

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-47535?
CVE-2024-47535 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-47535?
To fix CVE-2024-47535, 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-2024-47535 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-47535 is being actively exploited. 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-2024-47535?
CVE-2024-47535 affects netty netty.
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