--- id: CVE-2021-37136 title: >- The Bzip2 decompression decoder function doesn't allow setting size restrictions on the decompressed output data (which affects the allocation size used during decompression) summary: >- The Bzip2 decompression decoder function doesn't allow setting size restrictions on the decompressed output data (which affects the allocation size used during decompression). All users of Bzip2Decoder are affected. The malicious input c… severity: high cvss: 7.5 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H' cwe: - CWE-400 - CWE-400 vendor: netty product: netty affected: - netty < 4.1.68 - quarkus < 2.2.4 - 'banking_apis >= 18.1, <= 18.3' - banking_apis = 19.1 - banking_apis = 19.2 - banking_apis = 20.1 - banking_apis = 21.1 - banking_digital_experience = 18.1 - banking_digital_experience = 18.2 - banking_digital_experience = 18.3 - banking_digital_experience = 19.1 - banking_digital_experience = 19.2 - banking_digital_experience = 20.1 - banking_digital_experience = 21.1 - coherence = 12.2.1.4.0 - coherence = 14.1.1.0.0 - commerce_guided_search = 11.3.2 - communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine < 12.0.0.4.6 - communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine = 12 - communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function = 1.10.0 - communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function = 1.11.0 - communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function = 1.8.0 - communications_cloud_native_core_policy = 1.15.0 - communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy = 1.7.0 - communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository = 1.15.0 - 'communications_diameter_signaling_router >= 8.0.0.0, <= 8.5.0.2' - communications_instant_messaging_server = 8.1 - helidon = 1.4.10 - helidon = 2.4.0 - peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools = 8.48 - peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools = 8.57 - peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools = 8.58 - peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools = 8.59 - webcenter_portal = 12.2.1.3.0 - webcenter_portal = 12.2.1.4.0 - oncommand_insight - debian_linux = 10.0 - debian_linux = 11.0 patched: - netty 4.1.68 - quarkus 2.2.4 - communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine 12.0.0.4.6 published: '2021-10-19' updated: '2026-10-08' sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T22:17:10.643' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37136' references: - url: 'https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-grg4-wf29-r9vv' label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r06a145c9bd41a7344da242cef07977b24abe3349161ede948e30913d%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5406eaf3b07577d233b9f07cfc8f26e28369e6bab5edfcab41f28abb%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e05eba32476c580412f9fbdfc9b8782d5b40558018ac4ac07192a04%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75490c61c2cb7b6ae2c81238fd52ae13636c60435abcd732d41531a0%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd262f59b1586a108e320e5c966feeafbb1b8cdc96965debc7cc10b16%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb2bf8597e53364ccab212fbcbb2a4e9f0a9e1429b1dc08023c6868e%40%3Cdev.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00008.html' label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0012/' label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5316' label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html' label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html' label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html' label: reefs@jfrog.com - url: 'https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-grg4-wf29-r9vv' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r06a145c9bd41a7344da242cef07977b24abe3349161ede948e30913d%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5406eaf3b07577d233b9f07cfc8f26e28369e6bab5edfcab41f28abb%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e05eba32476c580412f9fbdfc9b8782d5b40558018ac4ac07192a04%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75490c61c2cb7b6ae2c81238fd52ae13636c60435abcd732d41531a0%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd262f59b1586a108e320e5c966feeafbb1b8cdc96965debc7cc10b16%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb2bf8597e53364ccab212fbcbb2a4e9f0a9e1429b1dc08023c6868e%40%3Cdev.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00008.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0012/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5316' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tags: - nvd epss: 0.05908 epssPercentile: 0.93046 ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.324Z' --- ## Overview The Bzip2 decompression decoder function doesn't allow setting size restrictions on the decompressed output data (which affects the allocation size used during decompression). All users of Bzip2Decoder are affected. The malicious input can trigger an OOME and so a DoS attack ## Affected - `netty < 4.1.68` - `quarkus < 2.2.4` - `banking_apis >= 18.1, <= 18.3` - `banking_apis = 19.1` - `banking_apis = 19.2` - `banking_apis = 20.1` - `banking_apis = 21.1` - `banking_digital_experience = 18.1` - `banking_digital_experience = 18.2` - `banking_digital_experience = 18.3` - `banking_digital_experience = 19.1` - `banking_digital_experience = 19.2` - `banking_digital_experience = 20.1` - `banking_digital_experience = 21.1` - `coherence = 12.2.1.4.0` - `coherence = 14.1.1.0.0` - `commerce_guided_search = 11.3.2` - `communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine < 12.0.0.4.6` - `communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine = 12` - `communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function = 1.10.0` - `communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function = 1.11.0` - `communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function = 1.8.0` - `communications_cloud_native_core_policy = 1.15.0` - `communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy = 1.7.0` - `communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository = 1.15.0` - `communications_diameter_signaling_router >= 8.0.0.0, <= 8.5.0.2` - `communications_instant_messaging_server = 8.1` - `helidon = 1.4.10` - `helidon = 2.4.0` - `peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools = 8.48` - `peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools = 8.57` - `peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools = 8.58` - `peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools = 8.59` - `webcenter_portal = 12.2.1.3.0` - `webcenter_portal = 12.2.1.4.0` - `oncommand_insight` - `debian_linux = 10.0` - `debian_linux = 11.0` ## Remediation Upgrade past the affected range: - `netty 4.1.68` - `quarkus 2.2.4` - `communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine 12.0.0.4.6`