CVE-2024-47535 (Medium) detected in netty-common-4.1.27.Final.jar

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CVE-2024-47535 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - netty-common-4.1.27.Final.jar

Netty is an asynchronous event-driven network application framework for rapid development of maintainable high performance protocol servers and clients.

Library home page: http://netty.io/

Path to dependency file: /commons/pac-api-commons/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/io/netty/netty-common/4.1.27.Final/netty-common-4.1.27.Final.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/io/netty/netty-common/4.1.27.Final/netty-common-4.1.27.Final.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-cloud-starter-openfeign-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-cloud-starter-netflix-ribbon-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar
    • ribbon-2.2.5.jar
      • ribbon-transport-2.2.5.jar
        • rxnetty-0.4.9.jar
          • netty-codec-http-4.1.27.Final.jar
            • netty-codec-4.1.27.Final.jar
              • netty-transport-4.1.27.Final.jar
                • netty-buffer-4.1.27.Final.jar
                  • ❌ netty-common-4.1.27.Final.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: acf9a0620c1a37cee4f2896d71e1c3731c5c7b06

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2024-11-12

URL: CVE-2024-47535

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-xq3w-v528-46rv

Release Date: 2024-11-12

Fix Resolution (io.netty:netty-common): 4.1.115.Final

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-openfeign): 2.0.1.RELEASE

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