What is CVE-2024-8184?

CVE-2024-8184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-8184?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8184 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Eclipse Jetty

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. By repeatedly sending crafted requests, attackers can trigger OutofMemory errors and exhaust the server's memory.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Eclipse Jetty
Eclipse Foundation Jetty — versions 9.3.12, 10.0.0, 11.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8184?: CVE-2024-8184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-8184?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8184 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.