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CVE-2024-9823: Jetty DOS vulnerability on DosFilter

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

There 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.

Affected products

• The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Jetty: from 9.0.0 before 9.4.54; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.18; from 11.0.0 before 11.0.18; from 12.0.0 before 12.0.3 — fixed in 10.0.18, 11.0.18, 12.0.3, 9.4.54
• Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, Linux, and Microsoft Windows: all versions
• NetApp Bootstrap Os: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Jetty 10.0.18, 11.0.18, 12.0.3, 9.4.54. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/issues/1256
• https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-7hcf-ppf8-5w5h
• https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/39
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00001.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0006/

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