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SCA: security update for org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 414992

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2024-8184)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 414992

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.69

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-8184

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-8184