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CVE-2016-4970 Details

Description

handler/ssl/OpenSslEngine.java in Netty 4.0.x before 4.0.37.Final and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.Final allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://netty.io/news/2016/06/07/4-0-37-Final.html CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://netty.io/news/2016/06/07/4-1-1-Final.html CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0179.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1097.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343616 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
netty netty
>= 4.0.20, < 4.0.37
>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat jboss data grid
7.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat jboss middleware text-only advisories
1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories:1.0:*:*:*:*:middleware:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apache cassandra
3.11.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:3.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4970
NVD Published Date:
Apr 13, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]