Jetty ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Eclipse Foundation | Jetty | unaffected |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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| Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
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| HawtIO 4.0.0 for Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 | |||
| org.eclipse.jetty/jetty-server | cpe:/a:redhat:rhboac_hawtio:4.0.0 | RHSA-2024:11023 | 2024-12-12T00:00:00Z |
| Streams for Apache Kafka 2.8.0 | |||
| org.eclipse.jetty/jetty-server | cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:2 | RHSA-2024:9571 | 2024-11-13T00:00:00Z |
| Streams for Apache Kafka 2.9.0 | |||
| org.eclipse.jetty/jetty-server | cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:2 | RHSA-2025:2416 | 2025-03-05T00:00:00Z |
No data available yet.
Vendor Workaround
Do not use ThreadLimitHandler. Consider use of QoSHandler instead to artificially limit resource utilization.
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4106-1 | jetty9 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5894-1 | jetty9 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2024-3044 | 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. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq | Eclipse Jetty's ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.030% probability within 30 days)
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhboac_hawtio:4.0.0 | |
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Redhat rhboac Hawtio
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:2 | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Eclipse jetty |
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| Description | Impact Remote DOS attack can cause out of memory 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 Versions * Jetty 12.0.0-12.0.8 (Supported) * Jetty 11.0.0-11.0.23 (EOL) * Jetty 10.0.0-10.0.23 (EOL) * Jetty 9.3.12-9.4.55 (EOL) Patched Versions * Jetty 12.0.9 * Jetty 11.0.24 * Jetty 10.0.24 * Jetty 9.4.56 | 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. |
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| Description | Impact Remote DOS attack can cause out of memory 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 Versions * Jetty 12.0.0-12.0.8 (Supported) * Jetty 11.0.0-11.0.23 (EOL) * Jetty 10.0.0-10.0.23 (EOL) * Jetty 9.3.12-9.4.55 (EOL) Patched Versions * Jetty 12.0.9 * Jetty 11.0.24 * Jetty 10.0.24 * Jetty 9.4.56 | |
| Title | Jetty ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 | |
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