CVE-2026-100666 (GCVE-0-2026-100666)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-26 13:23 – Updated: 2026-09-27 16:27
VLAI
Title
Netty 4.2.0 through 4.2.16 Response Desynchronization via HttpServerCodec
Summary
Netty's HttpServerCodec (io.netty:netty-codec-http) in versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.16.Final and in versions up to and including 4.1.136.Final pairs each outbound response with an inbound request by calling pollMethod() once per response, including for 1xx informational responses. If a client pipelines an HTTP/1.1 GET carrying an Expect: 100-continue header followed by a HEAD request, the 100 Continue response consumes the queued GET method, so the subsequent 200 OK for the GET is paired with HEAD and its body is dropped, while the following 200 OK for the HEAD request is written with a body. This desynchronizes HTTP parsing on the connection: the GET entity is never delivered and the HEAD response body is interpreted as the GET body, resulting in response splitting and unsafe connection reuse. Fixed in 4.2.17.Final and 4.1.137.Final.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
netty netty Affected: 4.2.0.Final , < 4.2.17.Final (custom)
Unaffected: 4.2.17.Final (custom)
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netty netty Affected: 0 , < 4.1.137.Final (custom)
Unaffected: 4.1.137.Final (custom)
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Date Public
2026-09-10 00:00
Credits
violetagg
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