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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-42587
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Source-security-advisories@github.com
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Published At-13 May, 2026 | 19:17
Updated At-18 May, 2026 | 12:20

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final, HttpContentDecompressor accepts a maxAllocation parameter to limit decompression buffer size and prevent decompression bomb attacks. This limit is correctly enforced for gzip and deflate encodings via ZlibDecoder, but is silently ignored when the content encoding is br (Brotli), zstd, or snappy. An attacker can bypass the configured decompression limit by sending a compressed payload with Content-Encoding: br instead of Content-Encoding: gzip, causing unbounded memory allocation and out-of-memory denial of service. The same vulnerability exists in DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener for HTTP/2 connections. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final.

CISA Catalog
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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CPE Matches

The Netty Project
netty
>>netty>>Versions before 4.1.133(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
The Netty Project
netty
>>netty>>Versions from 4.2.0(inclusive) to 4.2.13(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-400Primarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-400
Type: Primary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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References
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https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-f6hv-jmp6-3vwvsecurity-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-f6hv-jmp6-3vwv134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-f6hv-jmp6-3vwv
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-f6hv-jmp6-3vwv
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
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