CVE-2016-4970 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Netty versions 4.0.x before 4.0.37.Final and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.Final, specifically within the OpenSslEngine.java component. This vulnerability, rated as High severity (CVSS 7.5), allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger an infinite loop, leading to service disruption. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its potential for a complete denial of service warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.20, < 4.0.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories:1.0:*:*:*:*:middleware:*:* | ||
3.11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:3.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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