Description
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, SslClientHelloHandler.decode() reads the 24-bit TLS handshake length and, when the ClientHello does not fit in the first record, eagerly allocates `ctx.alloc().buffer(handshakeLength)` (line 161). The guard at line 140 is `handshakeLength > maxClientHelloLength && maxClientHelloLength != 0`, and the commonly-used SniHandler/AbstractSniHandler constructors (SniHandler(Mapping), SniHandler(AsyncMapping), AbstractSniHandler()) pass maxClientHelloLength=0 and handshakeTimeoutMillis=0, so the length guard is disabled and no timeout is scheduled. A 16 MiB request exceeds the default pooled chunk size and becomes a huge/unpooled allocation performed immediately. The buffer is retained in the handler until the channel closes. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
Published: 2026-06-12
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x4gw-5cx5-pgmh Netty: SNI handler pre-allocates up to 16 MiB from nine attacker bytes
History

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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First Time appeared Netty
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Vendors & Products Netty
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, SslClientHelloHandler.decode() reads the 24-bit TLS handshake length and, when the ClientHello does not fit in the first record, eagerly allocates `ctx.alloc().buffer(handshakeLength)` (line 161). The guard at line 140 is `handshakeLength > maxClientHelloLength && maxClientHelloLength != 0`, and the commonly-used SniHandler/AbstractSniHandler constructors (SniHandler(Mapping), SniHandler(AsyncMapping), AbstractSniHandler()) pass maxClientHelloLength=0 and handshakeTimeoutMillis=0, so the length guard is disabled and no timeout is scheduled. A 16 MiB request exceeds the default pooled chunk size and becomes a huge/unpooled allocation performed immediately. The buffer is retained in the handler until the channel closes. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
Title Netty: SNI handler pre-allocates up to 16 MiB from nine attacker bytes
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-02T12:04:50.325Z

Reserved: 2026-05-12T01:48:40.452Z

Link: CVE-2026-45416

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-30T12:10:20.902Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-12T15:16:26.940

Modified: 2026-06-15T02:15:04.117

Link: CVE-2026-45416

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-12T14:10:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-45416 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T16:00:20Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling