CVE-2024-8184

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 v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

03 Nov 2025, 20:17

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Information

Published : 2024-10-14 16:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2024-8184

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8184

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8184

JSON object : View

Products Affected

eclipse

jetty

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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