CVE-2024-47535
CVE-2024-47535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netty with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-400.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (33rd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-3334
- Weakness: CWE-400
- Affected product: Netty
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Netty is an asynchronous event-driven network application framework for rapid development of maintainable high performance protocol servers & clients. An unsafe reading of environment file could potentially cause a denial of service in Netty. When loaded on an Windows application, Netty attempts to load a file that does not exist. If an attacker creates such a large file, the Netty application crashes. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.1.115.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-47535?
- Netty is an asynchronous event-driven network application framework for rapid development of maintainable high performance protocol servers & clients. An unsafe reading of environment file could potentially cause a denial of service in Netty. When loaded on an Windows application, Netty attempts to load a file that does not exist. If an attacker creates such a large file, the Netty application crashes. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.1.115.
- How severe is CVE-2024-47535?
- CVE-2024-47535 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2024-47535 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (33rd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2024-47535?
- CVE-2024-47535 affects Netty. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2024-47535?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- Does CVE-2024-47535 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2024-47535 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-3334.
- When was CVE-2024-47535 published?
- CVE-2024-47535 was published on 2024-11-12 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/fbf7a704a82e7449b48bd0bbb679f5661c6d61a3
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-xq3w-v528-46rv
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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