Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting jetty-server package, versions <9.4.56-150200.3.28.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-JETTYSERVER-8234312
  • published19 Oct 2024
  • disclosed18 Oct 2024

Introduced: 18 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-8184  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 jetty-server to version 9.4.56-150200.3.28.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jetty-server package and not the jetty-server package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 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