Resource exhaustion in Eclipse Jetty
CVE-2024-9823
There exists a security vulnerability in Jetty's DosFilter which can be exploited by unauthorized users to cause remote denial-of-service (DoS) attack on the server using DosFilter. By repeatedly sending crafted requests, attackers can trigger OutofMemory errors and exhaust the server's memory finally.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Eclipse Jetty
- Eclipse Foundation Jetty — versions 9.0.0, 10.0.0, 11.0.0
- Eclipse Jetty — versions 12.0.0
- NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager
- NetApp Bootstrap OS
- NetApp Hci Compute Node
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-7hcf-ppf8-5w5h (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/39 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/jetty/jetty.project/issues/1256 (Issue Tracking)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9823?
- CVE-2024-9823 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9823?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9823 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.