CVE-2021-37137: High severity Netty Netty vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2021
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Updated

Impact The Snappy frame decoder function doesn't restrict the chunk length which may lead to excessive memory usage. Beside this it also may buffer reserved skippable chunks until the whole chunk was received which may lead to excessive memory usage as well.

This vulnerability can be triggered by supplying malicious input that decompresses to a very big size (via a network stream or a file) or by sending a huge skippable chunk.

Impact

All users of SnappyFrameDecoder are affected and so the application may be in risk for a DoS attach due excessive memory usage.

References https://github.com/netty/netty/blob/netty-4.1.67.Final/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/compression/SnappyFrameDecoder.java#L79 https://github.com/netty/netty/blob/netty-4.1.67.Final/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/compression/SnappyFrameDecoder.java#L171 https://github.com/netty/netty/blob/netty-4.1.67.Final/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/compression/SnappyFrameDecoder.java#L185

Other sources

A flaw was found in the Netty's netty-codec due to unrestricted chunk lengths in the SnappyFrameDecoder. By sending a specially-crafted input, a remote attacker could cause excessive memory usage resulting in a denial of service.

The Snappy frame decoder function doesn't restrict the chunk length which may lead to excessive memory usage. Beside this it also may buffer reserved skippable chunks until the whole chunk was received which may lead to excessive memory usage as well. This vulnerability can be triggered by supplying malicious input that decompresses to a very big size (via a network stream or a file) or by sending a huge skippable chunk.

Reference: https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-9vjp-v76f-g363

Red Hat

Affected Software

35 affected componentsFixes available
maven/io.netty:netty<4.0.0
maven/org.jboss.netty:netty<4.0.0
maven/io.netty:netty-codec>=4.0.0<4.1.68.Final
4.1.68.Final
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.72-4.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.1.72-4.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.72-4.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.1.72-4.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/candlepin<0:4.1.15-1.el8
0:4.1.15-1.el8
redhat/netty<4.1.68.
4.1.68.
debian/netty
1:4.1.48-4+deb11u21:4.1.48-7+deb12u11:4.1.48-10
Netty Netty<4.1.68
Oracle Banking Apis>=18.1<=18.3
Oracle Banking Apis=19.1
Oracle Banking Apis=19.2
Oracle Banking Apis=20.1
Oracle Banking Apis=21.1
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=18.1
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=18.2
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=18.3
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=19.1
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=19.2
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=20.1
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=21.1
Oracle Commerce Guided Search=11.3.2
Oracle Communications Brm - Elastic Charging Engine<12.0.0.4.6
Oracle Communications Brm - Elastic Charging Engine=12.0.0.5.0
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function=1.10.0
Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router>=8.0.0.0<=8.5.0.2
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.57
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.58
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.59
Oracle WebCenter Portal=12.2.1.3.0
Oracle WebCenter Portal=12.2.1.4.0
Quarkus Quarkus<2.2.4
NetApp OnCommand Insight
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0

Event History

Sep 9, 2021
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Advisory Published
05:11 PM
Sep 14, 2021
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·02:41 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 19, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:58 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:34 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-37137?

CVE-2021-37137 is a vulnerability in the Netty library that allows for unrestricted chunk lengths and can lead to excessive memory usage.

2

How does CVE-2021-37137 impact systems?

CVE-2021-37137 can result in excessive memory usage due to unrestricted chunk lengths in the Snappy frame decoder function.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2021-37137?

The severity of CVE-2021-37137 is high with a CVSS score of 7.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2021-37137?

Netty versions up to 4.1.68 are affected, as well as specific versions of Red Hat EAP7-Netty, Ubuntu Netty, and Debian Netty.

5

How can I mitigate the vulnerability (CVE-2021-37137)?

To mitigate CVE-2021-37137, upgrade to Netty version 4.1.68 or later, and apply any relevant patches for the affected software versions.

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