CVE-2024-8184
5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
There exists a security vulnerability in Jetty's ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() which can be exploited by unauthorized users to cause remote denial-of-service (DoS) attack. By repeatedly sending crafted requests, attackers can trigger OutofMemory errors and exhaust the server's memory.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation | Jetty | 9.3.12 <= 9.4.55 | affected |
| Eclipse Foundation | Jetty | 10.0.0 <= 10.0.23 | affected |
| Eclipse Foundation | Jetty | 11.0.0 <= 11.0.23 | affected |
| Eclipse Foundation | Jetty | 12.0.0 <= 12.0.8 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-400: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Workarounds
Do not use ThreadLimitHandler.
Consider use of QoSHandler instead to artificially limit resource utilization.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
CVE Program Container
Additional References
References
- https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/30
- https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/11723
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