CVE-2024-8184
Jetty ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.9 Medium
- Published
- Oct 14, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Reserved
- Aug 26, 2024
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | eclipse |
Weaknesses
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
JettyEclipse Foundation |
|
References
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