Resource exhaustion in Eclipse Jetty
CVE-2025-5115
In Eclipse Jetty, versions <=9.4.57, <=10.0.25, <=11.0.25, <=12.0.21, <=12.1.0.alpha2, an HTTP/2 client may trigger the server to send RST_STREAM frames, for example by sending frames that are malformed or that should not be sent in a part…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.016 (72.6th 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 12.1.0
- Eclipse Jetty — versions >=9.3.0, >=10.0.0, >=11.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- emo@eclipse.org (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)
- emo@eclipse.org (patch, Issue Tracking)
- emo@eclipse.org (release-notes, Release Notes)
- emo@eclipse.org (release-notes, Release Notes)
- emo@eclipse.org (release-notes, Release Notes)
- emo@eclipse.org (release-notes, Release Notes)
- emo@eclipse.org (release-notes, Release Notes)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Issue Tracking, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5115?
- CVE-2025-5115 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5115?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5115 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.