CVE-2017-13763
ONOS vulnerable to denial of service due to unrestricted NettyMessagingManager payload
ONOS versions 1.8.0, 1.9.0, and 1.10.0 do not restrict the amount of memory allocated. The Netty payload size is not limited.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ONOS versions 1.8.0, 1.9.0, and 1.10.0 do not restrict the amount of memory allocated. The Netty payload size is not limited.
- Record
CVE-2017-13763- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ONOS versions 1.8.0, 1.9.0, and 1.10.0 do not restrict the amount of memory allocated. The Netty payload size is not limited.
- Record
CVE-2017-13763- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3518 No score
ONOS versions 1.8.0, 1.9.0, and 1.10.0 do not restrict the amount of memory allocated. The Netty payload size is not limited.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3518- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c6p7-vhw7-rc9w
ONOS vulnerable to denial of service due to unrestricted NettyMessagingManager payload
Open Network Operating System, ONOS, versions 1.8.0, 1.9.0, and 1.10.0 do not restrict the amount of memory allocated because the NettyMessagingManager payload size is not limited. ONOS nodes timeout when trying to connect to the cluster in vm test cluster, leading to a potential denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-c6p7-vhw7-rc9w- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
ONOS versions 1.8.0, 1.9.0, and 1.10.0 do not restrict the amount of memory allocated. The Netty payload size is not limited.
- Record
CVE-2017-13763- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-c6p7-vhw7-rc9w
ONOS vulnerable to denial of service due to unrestricted NettyMessagingManager payload
Open Network Operating System, ONOS, versions 1.8.0, 1.9.0, and 1.10.0 do not restrict the amount of memory allocated because the NettyMessagingManager payload size is not limited. ONOS nodes timeout when trying to connect to the cluster in vm test cluster, leading to a potential denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-c6p7-vhw7-rc9w- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.onosproject:onos-baseMaven |
1.8.0 to 1.10.0 | 1.11.0 |
org.onosproject:onos-baseMaven |
1.8.0 up to 1.11.0 | 1.11.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13763 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Onosproject Onos, published August 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in org.onosproject:onos-base 1.11.0.