CVE-2026-45673

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, Netty's DNS resolver uses a predictable PRNG for generating DNS transaction IDs and defaults to a static UDP source port. This combination reduces the entropy of DNS queries, enabling DNS Cache Poisoning (Kaminsky attack). Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final	Release Notes
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final	Release Notes
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-xmv7-r254-6q78	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-06-12 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:52

NVD link : CVE-2026-45673

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45673

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45673

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Products Affected

netty

netty

CWE

CWE-330

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

CWE-340

Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers

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