UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8184

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-8184
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8184.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8184
Upstream
Published
2024-10-14T16:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:06:46Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / jetty

Package

Name
jetty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jetty@6.1.26-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.1.26-1ubuntu1
6.1.26-1ubuntu1.1
6.1.26-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1.26-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "jetty"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1.26-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libjetty-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1.26-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libjetty-extra-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1.26-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libjetty-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / jetty

Package

Name
jetty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jetty@6.1.26-5ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.1.26-5
6.1.26-5ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1.26-5ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libjetty-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1.26-5ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libjetty-extra-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1.26-5ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libjetty-java"
        }
    ]
}