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CVE-2022-41881

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-12-12
  • WeaknessCWE-674

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Description

Netty project is an event-driven asynchronous network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1.86.Final, a StackOverflowError can be raised when parsing a malformed crafted message due to an infinite recursion. This issue is patched in version 4.1.86.Final. There is no workaround, except using a custom HaProxyMessageDecoder.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-12-1218:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
11.0= 11.0no fix published
Netty
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.1< 4.1.864.1.86
netty-codec-haproxy
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.1< 4.1.86.Final4.1.86.Final

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • apache-hiveCleanStartall versions · fixed in 4.0.0-r1
  • cassandra-fipsCleanStartall versions · fixed in 4.0.19-r3
  • cassandra-fipsCleanStartall versions · fixed in 4.1.10-r2
  • eap7-activemq-artemis-nativeRed Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el9all versions · fixed in 1:1.0.2-3.redhat_00004.1.el9eap
  • eap7-activemq-artemis-nativeRed Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el8all versions · fixed in 1:1.0.2-3.redhat_00004.1.el8eap
  • eap7-activemq-artemis-nativeRed Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el7all versions · fixed in 1:1.0.2-3.redhat_00004.1.el7eap
  • eap7-apache-cxfRed Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.1.16-4.redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7and 3 other packages
  • eap7-apache-mime4jRed Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el9all versions · fixed in 0:0.8.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el9eap

137 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-41881 Red Hat Product Security200 products fixed · 13 known affected

    codec-haproxy: HAProxyMessageDecoder Stack Exhaustion DoS

    codec-haproxy as a component of A-MQ Clients 2 · io.netty-netty-parent.src as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 6 · org.jboss.windup-windup-parent.src as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 6 · +10 more

  • RHSA-2025:1747 Red Hat Product Security52 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.12 security update

  • RHSA-2025:1746 Red Hat Product Security37 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.9 on RHEL 7 security update

  • RHSA-2023:4627 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Applications security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2023:3954 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Fuse 7.12 release and security update

  • RHSA-2023:3373 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Runtimes security update

15 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:1747 · 52 productsBefore applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access…
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:1746 · 37 productsBefore applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access…
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:4627 · 1 productFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:3954 · 1 productBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  5. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:2706 · 3 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  6. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:1516 · 1 productBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-04-22
  • CNACVSS 3.15.3known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-674known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-674read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.6 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryMODERATE2022-12-12

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-12-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-fx2c-96vj-985v

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41881?

Netty project is an event-driven asynchronous network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1.86.Final, a StackOverflowError can be raised when parsing a malformed crafted message due to an infinite recursion. This issue is patched in version 4.1.86.Final. There is no workaround, except using a custom HaProxyMessageDecoder.

Is CVE-2022-41881 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-41881, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-41881?

CVE-2022-41881 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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