Improper Input Validation Affecting netty package, versions *
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- published15 May 2026
- disclosed9 May 2015
Introduced: 9 May 2015
CVE-2015-2156 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 netty.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netty package and not the netty package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222923
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2156
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a19bb1003b0d6cd22475ba83c019b4fc7facfef2a9e13f71132529d3@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dc1275aef115bda172851a231c76c0932d973f9ffd8bc375c4aba769@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159379.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159166.html
- http://netty.io/news/2015/05/08/3-9-8-Final-and-3.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/17/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74704
- https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/3754
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a19bb1003b0d6cd22475ba83c019b4fc7facfef2a9e13f71132529d3%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dc1275aef115bda172851a231c76c0932d973f9ffd8bc375c4aba769%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2156-HttpOnlyBypass