CVE catalog
CVE-2026-93563
A flaw was found in Netty's `SmtpResponseDecoder` component. A remote attacker, acting as a malicious or man-in-the-middle (MITM) SMTP server, could exploit this by sending a specially crafted, unboun
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.33% · Oct 25, 2026
A flaw was found in Netty's `SmtpResponseDecoder` component. A remote attacker, acting as a malicious or man-in-the-middle (MITM) SMTP server, could exploit this by sending a specially crafted, unbounded multi-line SMTP response without a terminator. This vulnerability leads to unbounded memory accumulation within the client's Java Virtual Machine (JVM) heap, causing an `OutOfMemoryError` and a denial of service (DoS) due to a process crash.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | netty | sid | 1:4.1.48-16 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | forky | 1:4.1.48-16 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | trixie | 1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | trixie-security | 1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | bookworm | 1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | bookworm-security | 1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | netty | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1148396] |
| Debian | netty | source | forky | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1148396] |
| Debian | netty | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1148396] |
| Debian | netty | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1148396] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libnetty-java]Affected
Source package: [netty]
Details (4)
1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · netty · debian · bookworm; nvd · netty · debian · 12
1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · netty · debian · bookworm; nvd · netty · debian · 12
1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · netty · debian · bookworm; nvd · netty · debian · 12
1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · netty · debian · bookworm; nvd · netty · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libnetty-java]Affected
Source package: [netty]
Details (4)
1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · netty · debian · 13
1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · netty · debian · 13
1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · netty · debian · 13
1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · netty · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_11882-1.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93563]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93563]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-93563]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-93563.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-3477.json]
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