Improper resource allocation In netty
Description
A flaw was found in Netty's HttpServerCodec. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by pipelining HTTP/1.1 requests on a single connection and withholding reads. This action causes the methodOverflowQueue to grow without limit, leading to unbounded heap memory consumption and a denial of service due to memory exhaustion.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
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