CVE-2023-44487 (High) detected in netty-codec-http2-4.1.99.Final.jar

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CVE-2023-44487 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - netty-codec-http2-4.1.99.Final.jar

Library home page: https://netty.io/

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/io.netty/netty-codec-http2/4.1.99.Final/c5a3481c4bb9732a3a94fb63cf916141a1a14669/netty-codec-http2-4.1.99.Final.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ netty-codec-http2-4.1.99.Final.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9e2b749d317d2cedd98b847f09c7f31f7c94c765

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.

Publish Date: 2023-10-10

URL: CVE-2023-44487

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44487

Release Date: 2023-10-10

Fix Resolution: Upgrade to version org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server:9.4.53.v20231009,10.0.17,11.0.17, org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-server:12.0.2, org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-common:9.4.53.v20231009,10.0.17,11.0.17, org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-common:12.0.2, nghttp - v1.57.0

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[khushbr]

Fixed with opensearch-project/OpenSearch#10564