GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-5x3r-wrvg-rp6q Netty HTTP/2: Advertised MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS are not enforced

MEDIUM Published 2026-06-08 Modified 2026-06-12 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-47244
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
io.netty:netty-codec-http2
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-400
Reviewed
2026-06-08

Affected packages

• Maven io.netty:netty-codec-http2: >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final → fixed in 4.2.15.Final • Maven io.netty:netty-codec-http2: < 4.1.135.Final → fixed in 4.1.135.Final

Description

Impact DefaultHttp2Connection.DefaultEndpoint initialises maxActiveStreams/maxStreams to Integer.MAX_VALUE, and Http2Settings never inserts SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS by default (Http2Settings.java:305-307 only clamps a user-supplied value). Unless the application explicitly calls initialSettings().maxConcurrentStreams(n), a Netty HTTP/2 server advertises no limit and enforces none locally. Each open stream allocates a DefaultStream object, PropertyMap slots, flow-controller state and IntObjectHashMap entry; with ~2^30 permissible odd stream IDs a single TCP connection can create hundreds of thousands of long-lived stream objects. This is also the precondition for CVE-2023-44487-style Rapid-Reset amplification, where the absence of a low concurrent cap multiplies backend work. Resources https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7540.html#section-6.5.2

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-47244 Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption weakness

References