CVE-2024-8184
Jetty ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 62nd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
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.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 62nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
7 events over 619 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- OpenSUSE LeapOperating Systems / linux-distro
- openSUSE TumbleweedOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance ComputingOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development ToolsOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package HubOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat AMQ BrokerOperating Systems / linux-distro
- OpenShift ServerlessOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Build of KeycloakOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring BootOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat AMQ ClientsOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat build of Apicurio RegistryOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat build of DebeziumOperating Systems / linux-distro
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 5.9 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/11723
- github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq
- gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/30
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