CVE-2024-9823
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.3 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
5.3CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactLow
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-7hcf-ppf8-5w5hAdvisory
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/39Advisory
- https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/issues/1256
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00001.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0006/Advisory