Description
The netty incubator codec.bhttp is a java language binary http parser. Prior to version 0.0.21.Final, HKDF_expand returns non-NULL on failure. The byte[] is filled with zeros and has no way to distinguish success from failure. Since this output is used as HKDF key material for the response AEAD, a failure silently produces an all-zero key. When EVP_HPKE_CTX_export fails it also returns an empty byte[] array filled with zeros. This byte[] feeds directly into OHttpCrypto.createResponseAEAD(...). A silent all-zero export secret would produce a deterministic, attacker-predictable AEAD key. Version 0.0.21.Final patches the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| netty | netty-incubator-codec-ohttp | < 0.0.21.Final | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp | < 0.0.21.Final | 0.0.21.Final | GHSA-f659-372h-6x3x |