CVE-2023-34462
netty: SniHandler 16MB allocation leads to OOM
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 23, 2023
Updated · October 9, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Netty's SniHandler while navigating TLS handshake which may permit a large heap allocation if the handler did not have a timeout configured. This issue may allow an attacker to send a client hello packet which would cause the server to buffer large amounts of data per connection, potentially causing an out of memory error, resulting in Denial of Service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Configuration of SniHandler with an idle timeout will mitigate this issue.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling