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Netty: HttpContentDecompressor maxAllocation bypass via Content-Encoding: br/zstd/snappy enables decompression bomb DoS
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N L N N U N N H 7.5 .0099 59.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
netty >= 4.2.0.Alpha1, < 4.2.13.Final – —
netty-codec-http >= 4.2.0.Alpha1, < 4.2.13.Final – —
netty-codec-http2 >= 4.2.0.Alpha1, < 4.2.13.Final – —
TIMELINE
Apr 28 Reserved by GitHub_M
May 13 Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
Aug 13 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-42587 (netty). Public exploit reference added.
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| April 28, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by GitHub_M |
| May 13, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: GitHub_M) |
| August 13, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-42587 (netty). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 3 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| netty | netty | — | >= 4.2.0.Alpha1, < 4.2.13.Final | — |
| io.netty | netty-codec-http | — | >= 4.2.0.Alpha1, < 4.2.13.Final | — |
| io.netty | netty-codec-http2 | — | >= 4.2.0.Alpha1, < 4.2.13.Final | — |
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