CVE-2024-8184

MEDIUM5.9EPSS 1.1%

Eclipse Jetty's ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks

Published: 10/14/2024Modified: 4/28/2026

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.

Affected packages (2)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1MEDIUM5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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