CVE-2015-2156 (High) detected in netty-codec-http-4.1.0.Beta1.jar

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CVE-2015-2156 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - netty-codec-http-4.1.0.Beta1.jar

Netty is an asynchronous event-driven network application framework for rapid development of maintainable high performance protocol servers and clients.

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

Path to dependency file: /example/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /epository/io/netty/netty-codec-http/4.1.0.Beta1/netty-codec-http-4.1.0.Beta1.jar,/epository/io/netty/netty-codec-http/4.1.0.Beta1/netty-codec-http-4.1.0.Beta1.jar,/epository/io/netty/netty-codec-http/4.1.0.Beta1/netty-codec-http-4.1.0.Beta1.jar,/epository/io/netty/netty-codec-http/4.1.0.Beta1/netty-codec-http-4.1.0.Beta1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **netty-codec-http-4.1.0.Beta1.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 349543fa7012e8d0f84182eb672766e12d70eac3

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Netty before 3.9.8.Final, 3.10.x before 3.10.3.Final, 4.0.x before 4.0.28.Final, and 4.1.x before 4.1.0.Beta5 and Play Framework 2.x before 2.3.9 might allow remote attackers to bypass the httpOnly flag on cookies and obtain sensitive information by leveraging improper validation of cookie name and value characters.

Publish Date: 2017-10-18

URL: CVE-2015-2156

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: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2156

Release Date: 2017-10-18

Fix Resolution: 4.1.0.Beta5

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