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Bzip2Decoder doesn't allow setting size restrictions for decompressed data

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 9, 2021 in netty/netty • Updated Aug 16, 2023

Package

maven io.netty:netty (Maven)

Affected versions

< 4.0.0

Patched versions

None
maven io.netty:netty-codec (Maven)
< 4.1.68.Final
4.1.68.Final
maven org.jboss.netty:netty (Maven)
< 4.0.0
None

Description

Impact

The Bzip2 decompression decoder function doesn't allow setting size restrictions on the decompressed output data (which affects the allocation size used during decompression).

All users of Bzip2Decoder are affected. The malicious input can trigger an OOME and so a DoS attack

Workarounds

No workarounds other than not using the Bzip2Decoder

References

Relevant code areas:

https://github.com/netty/netty/blob/netty-4.1.67.Final/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/compression/Bzip2Decoder.java#L80
https://github.com/netty/netty/blob/netty-4.1.67.Final/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/compression/Bzip2Decoder.java#L294
https://github.com/netty/netty/blob/netty-4.1.67.Final/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/compression/Bzip2Decoder.java#L305

References

@normanmaurer normanmaurer published to netty/netty Sep 9, 2021
Reviewed Sep 9, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 9, 2021
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 19, 2021
Last updated Aug 16, 2023

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-37136

GHSA ID

GHSA-grg4-wf29-r9vv

Source code

Credits

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