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CVE-2026-59899
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final, `HttpContentEncoder` (the superclass of the production handler `HttpContentCompressor`) maintains a per-channel `ArrayDeque<CharSequence>` named `acceptEncodingQueue` that accumulates attacker-controlled data without any size limit. The queue is filled on the I/O thread for every inbound HTTP request and drained only when the application later writes a non-1xx response. This cr
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"netty","vendor":"netty","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.16.Final"},{"status":"affected","version":"< 4.1.136.Final"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"LOW","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:58511a7af1fddac1fbeb879058b5fa921a97106e639ea1f26a91d14eec61f683 · sha256:03aa70f5b3921e61… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-770","description":"CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:58511a7af1fddac1fbeb879058b5fa921a97106e639ea1f26a91d14eec61f683 · sha256:03aa70f5b3921e61… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.136.Final","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.136.Final"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.16.Final","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.16.Final"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:58511a7af1fddac1fbeb879058b5fa921a97106e639ea1f26a91d14eec61f683 · sha256:03aa70f5b3921e61… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-q4f6-jm68-57ww","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-q4f6-jm68-57ww"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:58511a7af1fddac1fbeb879058b5fa921a97106e639ea1f26a91d14eec61f683 · sha256:03aa70f5b3921e61… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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