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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11612

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11612 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

The ZlibDecoders in Netty 4.1.x before 4.1.46 allow for unbounded memory allocation while decoding a ZlibEncoded byte stream. An attacker could send a large ZlibEncoded byte stream to the Netty server, forcing the server to allocate all of its free memory to a single decoder.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14netty0, 0, 0
Debian:12netty0, 0, 0
Debian:13netty0, 0, 0
Debian:11netty0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Apr 7, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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