GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq Eclipse Jetty's ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks
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- Aliases
- CVE-2024-8184
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Reviewed
- 2024-10-14
Affected packages
• Maven org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server: >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.9 → fixed in 12.0.9
• Maven org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server: >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.24 → fixed in 10.0.24
• Maven org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server: >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.24 → fixed in 11.0.24
• Maven org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server: >= 9.3.12, < 9.4.56 → fixed in 9.4.56
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
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2024-8184 There exists a security vulnerability in Jetty's ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() which can be exploited by unauthorized users to cause… vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8184 advisory
- https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/11723 web
- https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project package
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/30 web
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00001.html web