Resource Exhaustion Affecting jetty-ant package, versions <0:9.0.3-8.amzn2.0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-JETTYANT-8545027
  • published20 Dec 2024
  • disclosed14 Oct 2024

Introduced: 14 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-9823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 jetty-ant to version 0:9.0.3-8.amzn2.0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2702.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jetty-ant package and not the jetty-ant package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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