CVE-2024-6762: eclipse foundation jetty Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-6762DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6762GHSA-r7m4-f9h5-gr79
Published 14-10-2024Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-6762 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in eclipse foundation jetty. EPSS estimates a 0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 14-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Jetty PushSessionCacheFilter can be exploited by unauthenticated users to launch remote DoS attacks by exhausting the server’s memory.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsLow 2.3Preferred score · OSV · Maven (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources5 sources · 3.1–6.5
- CVE.orgCNA3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.94%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
60%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.94% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.94%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionThe product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
- CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingThe product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
Affected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- jettyAll versions (No fix recorded)
- jetty9All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- jetty9< 9.4.57-0+deb12u1 | < 9.4.54-1
Eclipse1 product
- jetty≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.18 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.18 | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.0.4
Eclipse foundation1 product
- jetty≥ 10.0.0, ≤ 10.0.17 | ≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.17 | ≥ 12.0.0, ≤ 12.0.3
Org.eclipse.jetty1 product
- jetty-servlets≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.18 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.18 | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.0.4
5 vendors · 6 products
