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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package netty  (opens in a new tab)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1510-NETTY-665701
  • published13 Apr 2017
  • disclosed13 Apr 2017
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Introduced: 13 Apr 2017

CVE-2016-4970  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:15.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netty package and not the netty package as distributed by Ubuntu.

handler/ssl/OpenSslEngine.java in Netty 4.0.x before 4.0.37.Final and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.Final allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).