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HIGHCVE-2026-33871Published Modified CNA GitHub_M

CVE-2026-33871: Netty HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Frame Flood DoS via Zero-Byte Frame Bypass

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1.132.Final and 4.2.10.Final, a remote user can trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) against a Netty HTTP/2 server by sending a flood of `CONTINUATION` frames. The server's lack of a limit on the number of `CONTINUATION` frames, combined with a bypass of existing size-based mitigations using zero-byte frames, allows an user to cause excessive CPU consumption with minimal bandwidth, rendering the server unresponsive. Versions 4.1.132.Final and 4.2.10.Final fix the issue.

Metrics

CVSS v4.0
8.7
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • netty / netty
    < 4.1.132.Final · >= 4.2.0.Alpha1, < 4.2.10.Final
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N