Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final, Netty's DNS codec does not enforce RFC 1035 domain name constraints during either encoding or decoding. This creates a bidirectional attack surface: malicious DNS responses can exploit the decoder, and user-influenced hostnames can exploit the encoder. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Jboss Eap | — | Upgrade Red Hat JBoss EAP to the latest version | Aug 12, 2026 | May 13, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libnetty-java (Ubuntu Pro) | Jun 9, 2026 | Jun 8, 2026 |
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