The SslHandler in Netty before 3.9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted SSLv2Hello message.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-3488 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Netty versions as shipped by Red Hat products are not affected by this flaw.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 7.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 | netty | Not affected |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | thermostat1-netty | Not affected |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | netty | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6 | netty | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | netty | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | netty | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | netty | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 | netty | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | netty | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6 | netty | Not affected |
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