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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-3488
Netty SSLv2Hello Remote Denial of Service
Description

The SslHandler in Netty before 3.9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted SSLv2Hello message.

INFO

Published Date :

July 31, 2014, 2:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3488 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netty netty
1 Netty_project netty
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade the affected libnetty-3.9-java package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-3488 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-3488.

URL Resource
http://netty.io/news/2014/06/11/3-9-2-Final.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59196
https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/2fa9400a59d0563a66908aba55c41e7285a04994
https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/2562 Exploit Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00018.html
http://netty.io/news/2014/06/11/3-9-2-Final.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59196
https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/2fa9400a59d0563a66908aba55c41e7285a04994
https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/2562 Exploit Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00018.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-3488 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-3488 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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CGCL-codes/LibHunter

None

Python Shell Batchfile

Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 14, 2024, 5:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 90 different CVEs too.
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LibHunter/LibHunter

None

Python Shell Batchfile

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 5, 2024, 8:22 a.m. This repo has been linked 90 different CVEs too.
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CGCL-codes/PHunter

None

Java

Updated: 11 months ago
8 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : May 27, 2023, 11:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 90 different CVEs too.
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cezapata/appconfiguration-sample

A setup to create an Azure App Configuration service with Java

Java

Updated: 2 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 21, 2022, 4:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.
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Anonymous-Phunter/PHunter

None

Java

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 14, 2022, 2:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 90 different CVEs too.
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ian4hu/super-pom

Enforced Super POM for build stable artifacts

maven-enforcer pom maven java super-pom ci

Shell

Updated: 2 years ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 5, 2018, 3:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-3488 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3488 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://netty.io/news/2014/06/11/3-9-2-Final.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59196
    Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/2fa9400a59d0563a66908aba55c41e7285a04994
    Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/2562
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00018.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.9.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.9.1.1
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty_project:netty:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.87 }} 0.16%

score

0.74209

percentile