CVE-2014-3488 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Netty versions prior to 3.9.2, specifically within its SslHandler component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop and high CPU consumption by sending a specially crafted SSLv2Hello message. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.9.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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