CVE-2024-9823

NameCVE-2024-9823
DescriptionThere exists a security vulnerability in Jetty's DosFilter which can be exploited by unauthorized users to cause remote denial-of-service (DoS) attack on the server using DosFilter. By repeatedly sending crafted requests, attackers can trigger OutofMemory errors and exhaust the server's memory finally.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
jetty (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)6.1.26-4+deb8u2vulnerable
jetty9 (PTS)stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch9.2.30-0+deb9u2vulnerable
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)9.4.50-4+deb10u2vulnerable
bullseye (security), bullseye9.4.50-4+deb11u2vulnerable
bookworm (security), bookworm9.4.50-4+deb12u3vulnerable
sid, trixie9.4.56-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
jettysourcejessie(unfixed)end-of-life
jettysource(unstable)(unfixed)
jetty9sourcebuster(unfixed)end-of-life
jetty9source(unstable)9.4.54-1

Notes

https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-7hcf-ppf8-5w5h
https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/issues/1256
https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/10748

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