Resource exhaustion in Eclipse Jetty
CVE-2021-28165
In Eclipse Jetty 7.2.2 to 9.4.38, 10.0.0.alpha0 to 10.0.1, and 11.0.0.alpha0 to 11.0.1, CPU usage can reach 100% upon receiving a large invalid TLS frame.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.539 (98.9th 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- 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 (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 (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-28165?
- CVE-2021-28165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2021-28165?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-28165 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.