CVE-2026-73508 | Netty prior 4.1.136.Final/4.2.16.Final DNS Codec allocation of resources

August 13, 2026 Yanac

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Netty. This vulnerability affects the function io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DefaultDnsRecordDecoder.decodeRecord/io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsCodecUtil.decompressDomainName of the component DNS Codec. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources.

This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-73508. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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