GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whqMediumCVSS 5.9
Eclipse Jetty's ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Impact
Remote DOS attack can cause out of memory
Description
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 Versions
- Jetty 12.0.0-12.0.8 (Supported)
- Jetty 11.0.0-11.0.23 (EOL)
- Jetty 10.0.0-10.0.23 (EOL)
- Jetty 9.3.12-9.4.55 (EOL)
Patched Versions
- Jetty 12.0.9
- Jetty 11.0.24
- Jetty 10.0.24
- Jetty 9.4.56
Workarounds
Do not use ThreadLimitHandler.
Consider use of QoSHandler instead to artificially limit resource utilization.
References
Jetty 12 - https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/11723
🎯 Affected products4
- maven/org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server:>= 12.0.0, <= 12.0.8
- maven/org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server:>= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.23
- maven/org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server:>= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.23
- maven/org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server:>= 9.3.12, <= 9.4.55
🔗 References (6)
- https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8184
- https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/11723
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/30
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00001.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq