Resource exhaustion in Eclipse Jetty
CVE-2018-12545
In Eclipse Jetty version 9.3.x and 9.4.x, the server is vulnerable to Denial of Service conditions if a remote client sends either large SETTINGs frames container containing many settings, or many small SETTINGs frames. The vulnerability i…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.051 (91.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Eclipse Jetty — versions 9.3.0, 9.3.1, 9.3.2
- The Eclipse Foundation Jetty — versions unspecified, 9.3.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- emo@eclipse.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- emo@eclipse.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- emo@eclipse.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12545?
- CVE-2018-12545 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12545?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12545 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.