CVE-2020-5403
DoS Via Malformed URL with Reactor Netty HTTP Server
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 3, 2020 at 06:25 PM UTC
Updated: September 4, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorReactor Netty
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Reactor Netty HttpServer, versions 0.9.3 and 0.9.4, is exposed to a URISyntaxException that causes the connection to be closed prematurely instead of producing a 400 response.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5403CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-755
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