CVE-2024-8184

MEDIUM EPSS 59.6%
Published Oct 14, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 14, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
59.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Resource Mgmt
CWE-770

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
eclipsejetty*≥9.3.12  –  <9.4.56
eclipsejetty*≥10.0.0  –  <10.0.24
eclipsejetty*≥11.0.0  –  <11.0.24
eclipsejetty*≥12.0.0  –  <12.0.9

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/11723
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq
    Vendor Advisory
  • gitlab.eclipse.org https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/30
    Vendor Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00001.html

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/11723
    Patch