CVE-2024-8184: eclipse foundation jetty Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2024:3720-1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8184DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8184CGA-28gv-crq6-wqvmCGA-2vxr-cp56-w5c7CGA-3jf9-vhgf-pw9mCGA-3v39-7fx2-7p9mCGA-6f9r-8jfg-mfmhCGA-6hvw-5w87-3qmvCGA-6vwp-m327-p368CGA-6w22-xqq5-wc8pCGA-7274-2mq5-xp5rCGA-77wf-6h6x-rrhgCGA-7g45-hx7j-8q6cCGA-8645-x288-84r9CGA-9fmg-r7fm-996fCGA-9jrv-fg76-ppc2CGA-9xxr-6389-82g2CGA-c5fx-3fpc-j3xqCGA-c5jh-vjm4-6prqCGA-c77q-g2m4-j4xcCGA-c8q3-rw6h-g4cfCGA-c99m-4cj9-q4rrCGA-f73j-4mv4-6qh8CGA-f97w-5vh9-hw3vCGA-fg94-333r-jh6gCGA-g566-wxc9-p472CGA-h6xw-632h-p38vCGA-hgcr-vc68-c9grCGA-hjgq-h3j7-4jg9CGA-hxx5-87fr-hcg9CGA-j6cj-mgvw-p3cjCGA-j85v-w93v-7wphCGA-jjw7-7297-7pjfCGA-jw4q-p5p6-rgphCGA-mhm7-5w23-j9wpCGA-ph77-977r-45h8CGA-ppvj-fpfh-6h69CGA-q4r5-f39q-xx8fCGA-q9cc-j68g-jrrgCGA-qc7j-2wpf-q8j2CGA-qhj6-6c34-94fvCGA-qmx2-j9pw-556xCGA-qwxx-jg38-mvc4CGA-rfjm-9cgv-96gwCGA-rm4r-2h7c-7j8mCGA-rpjv-p54j-v8vvCGA-rvqf-gxr7-f8xhCGA-v9fm-q8jv-pm66CGA-vhqj-jjwc-2wq4CGA-vq9h-pr7j-j6jmCGA-w985-5w4w-gmrqCGA-wx3f-pxmw-8vw2CGA-x36v-vwwg-r2qjCGA-xhqv-wxqv-h98ropenSUSE-SU-2024:14408-1CGA-264v-pvph-f23cCGA-3qxw-rqmc-8cr4CGA-46x5-x8g8-jvq7CGA-5qfh-3j2p-v9mgCGA-648w-c4wg-ccjmCGA-868h-q2mc-mmmpCGA-89cj-423q-f4r6CGA-9h99-5c66-3p5gCGA-9mcc-mj2g-f56wCGA-c7xh-hcrg-62q9CGA-cc3m-f46r-4fr8CGA-cp2x-cvqw-j3p2CGA-f875-63x9-6974CGA-fhmj-4m3q-pxv7CGA-g5f4-mfj6-fhh9CGA-hj83-2x8x-cwqhCGA-jfcv-jvjq-qhcqCGA-jxvp-xg72-52h5CGA-p2x9-prpx-jhr7CGA-pvpv-98q4-jqxmGHSA-g8m5-722r-8whqCGA-q2h4-86jj-wjv3CGA-qgv5-v5cq-fprcCGA-qrrw-4255-q495CGA-v9h9-cx2h-3589CGA-vr6g-ppvp-7xj7CGA-vx7v-pjjx-8ff4CGA-wph8-q487-mqhjCGA-x8qh-fx83-6hvj
Published 14-10-2024Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-8184 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in eclipse foundation jetty. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.03%
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 2 · Related 17DLA-4106-1DSA-5894-1CGA-3V96-9425-C5JGCGA-45XV-W77X-56W8CGA-4X6R-CWFP-WVMHCGA-56M4-5757-C9J7CGA-6WCH-9RXV-FW5RCGA-8689-QV7W-W4W8CGA-8CJR-CCM5-Q989CGA-8VVP-PQ4P-2HC6CGA-C7JC-PC4G-5WPXCGA-C8XX-WQR2-VPGMCGA-F4M3-6JHG-XC6MCGA-H6G3-PGX4-5QF9CGA-M9GP-RQPH-JFCVCGA-P858-C98G-7RP9CGA-RGMC-7H79-V9M6CGA-VP9G-G9WG-4XPQCGA-XJ92-8MFM-X22P
Timeline
- 14-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 7 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources7 sources · 5.9–6.5
- CVE.orgCNA5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- 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 · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.03%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
63%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.03% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.03%
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
Chainguard38 products
- apache-nifi< 2.3.0-r0
- apache-nifi-compat< 2.3.0-r0
- apache-nifi-toolkit< 2.3.0-r0
- apache-tika-2.9< 2.9.2-r1
- apache-tika-2.9-compat< 2.9.2-r1
Wolfi26 products
- apache-nifi< 2.3.0-r0
- apache-nifi-compat< 2.3.0-r0
- apache-nifi-toolkit< 2.3.0-r0
- cassandra-reaper< 4.0.1-r1
- cloudwatch-exporter< 0.16.0-r1
Opensuse3 products
- jetty-minimal&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 9.4.56-150200.3.28.1
- jetty-minimal&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 9.4.56-150200.3.28.1
- jetty-minimal&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 9.4.56-2.1
Suse3 products
- jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5< 9.4.56-150200.3.28.1
- jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6< 9.4.56-150200.3.28.1
- jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6< 9.4.56-150200.3.28.1
Debian1 product
- jetty9< 9.4.57-0+deb12u1 | < 9.4.56-1
Eclipse1 product
- jetty≥ 9.3.12, < 9.4.56 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.24 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.24 | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.0.9
Eclipse foundation1 product
- jetty≥ 9.3.12, ≤ 9.4.55 | ≥ 10.0.0, ≤ 10.0.23 | ≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.23 | ≥ 12.0.0, ≤ 12.0.8
Org.eclipse.jetty1 product
- jetty-server≥ 12.0.0, < 12.0.9 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.24 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.24 | ≥ 9.3.12, < 9.4.56
Ubuntu1 product
- jettyAll versions (No fix recorded)
9 vendors · 75 products
References
15 links- github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whqREPORTAdvisoryWEBVendor Advisory
Show all 15 references
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory