io.netty:netty-codec-http2 vulnerable to HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A client might overload the server by issue frequent RST frames. This can cause a massive amount of load on the remote system and so cause a DDOS attack. ### Impact This is a DDOS attack, any http2 server is affected and so you should update as soon as possible. ### Patches This is patched in version 4.1.100.Final. ### Workarounds A user can limit the amount of RST frames that are accepted per connection over a timeframe manually using either an own `Http2FrameListener` implementation or an `ChannelInboundHandler` implementation (depending which http2 API is used). ### References - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44487 - https://blog.cloudflare.com/technical-breakdown-http2-rapid-reset-ddos-attack/ - https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/google-cloud-mitigated-largest-ddos-attack-peaking-above-398-million-rps/
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| — | io.netty:netty-codec-http2 (Maven) | before 4.1.100.Final | 4.1.100.Final | Patch available | GHSA-xpw8-rcwv-8f8p |
- io.netty:netty-codec-http2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.100.Final Fixed in 4.1.100.Final Patch available GHSA-xpw8-rcwv-8f8p
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xpw8-rcwv-8f8p io.netty:netty-codec-http2 (Maven) Fixed in 4.1.100.Final Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-xpw8-rcwv-8f8p
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/apple/swift-nio-http2/security/advisories/GHSA-qppj-fm5r-hxr3
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-xpw8-rcwv-8f8p
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/58f75f665aa81a8cbcf6ffa74820042a285c5e61
- https://github.com/netty/netty
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44487
Sources
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