VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-8184

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.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.03%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.03%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 1.03% probability · 62th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-400, CWE-770
Affected: eclipse/jetty
Source: emo@eclipse.org

References

https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/11723Patch
https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whqVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/30Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00001.html

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.