CVE-2024-8184 Affecting jenkins-2.462 package, versions <2.462.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-JENKINS2462-8186173
  • published 15 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 14 Oct 2024

Introduced: 14 Oct 2024

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How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard jenkins-2.462 to version 2.462.3-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jenkins-2.462 package and not the jenkins-2.462 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

5.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

5.3 medium