CVE-2020-7238
Netty 4.1.43.Final allows HTTP Request Smuggling because it mishandles Transfer-Encoding whitespace (such as a [space]Transfer-Encoding:chunked line) and a later Content-Length header.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Netty 4.1.43.Final allows HTTP Request Smuggling because it mishandles Transfer-Encoding whitespace (such as a [space]Transfer-Encoding:chunked line) and a later Content-Length header. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-16869.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.65% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-444
- Affected
- netty/netty · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · redhat/jboss enterprise application platform · redhat/jboss enterprise application platform text-only advisories · redhat/openshift application runtimes text-only advisories
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0497Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0567Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0601Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0605Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0606Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0804Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0805Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0806Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0811Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jdordonezn/CVE-2020-72381/issues/1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r131e572d003914843552fa45c4398b9903fb74144986e8b107c0a3a7%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8d554aad889d12b140d9fd7d2d6fc2e8716e9792f6f4e4b2cdc2d05%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TS6VX7OMXPDJIU5LRGUAHRK6MENAVJ46/
- https://netty.io/news/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4885Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0497Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0567Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0601Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0605Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0606Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0804Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0805Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0806Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0811Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jdordonezn/CVE-2020-72381/issues/1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r131e572d003914843552fa45c4398b9903fb74144986e8b107c0a3a7%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8d554aad889d12b140d9fd7d2d6fc2e8716e9792f6f4e4b2cdc2d05%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.