Vulnerability in Mortbay Jetty
CVE-2011-4461
Jetty 8.1.0.RC2 and earlier computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mortbay Jetty — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1
- Oracle Sun Storage Common Array Manager — versions 6.9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0004/
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1429-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf
- secunia.com/advisories/48981 (third-party-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903934 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-4461?
- CVE-2011-4461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mortbay Jetty, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2011-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2011-4461?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2011-4461 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.