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CVE-2024-36121

5.9 · MEDIUM
Published Jun 4, 2024 netty CWE-190 EPSS 0.27% (19th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-36121 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting netty netty-incubator-codec-ohttp. It was published on June 4, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

netty-incubator-codec-ohttp is the OHTTP implementation for netty. BoringSSLAEADContext keeps track of how many OHTTP responses have been sent and uses this sequence number to calculate the appropriate nonce to use with the encryption algorithm. Unfortunately, two separate errors combine which would allow an attacker to cause the sequence number to overflow and thus the nonce to repeat.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from netty. Update netty-incubator-codec-ohttp to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
netty netty-incubator-codec-ohttp >= 0.0.3, < 0.0.11 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-36121?

CVE-2024-36121 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting netty netty-incubator-codec-ohttp. It was published on June 4, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-36121?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-36121?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from netty. Update netty-incubator-codec-ohttp to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-36121?

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