The vulnerability occurs when a client sends HTTP/1.1 pipelined requests over a single connection, causing the Reactor Netty HTTP server to consume an excessive amount of memory.
Reactor Netty 1.3.0 - 1.3.6
Reactor Netty 1.1.0 - 1.2.18
Reactor Netty 1.0.52 and earlier
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.