Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.1.137.Final and 4.2.17.Final, the default io.netty.handler.ssl.SniHandler constructors use the pre-handshake ClientHello aggregation path in handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslClientHelloHandler.java at io.netty.handler.ssl.SslClientHelloHandler#decode, where handshakeBuffer.clear() and writeBytes() recopy all previously received body bytes for every additional TLS record. An unauthenticated remote peer can advertise a large ClientHello and deliver its body in thousands of tiny records, causing quadratic CPU work on the event loop before the TLS handshake completes and degrading TLS handling for other clients. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.137.Final and 4.2.17.Final.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/1b5abc6443b63726c72cdd285af2feb7ddbb8ff7 | Patch |
| https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/9e0519239108a69b7e9bbc5e9182ee139a0d7961 | Patch |
| https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/17213 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/17217 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.137.Final | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.17.Final | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-fccg-mwvh-qqg4 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/1b5abc6443b63726c72cdd285af2feb7ddbb8ff7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/9e0519239108a69b7e9bbc5e9182ee139a0d7961 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/17213 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/17217 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.137.Final - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.17.Final - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-fccg-mwvh-qqg4 - Vendor Advisory | |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
Information
Published : 2026-08-19 21:17
Updated : 2026-10-26 10:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-75596
Mitre link : CVE-2026-75596
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-75596
JSON object : View
Products Affected
netty
- netty
CWE
CWE-407
Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
