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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-7658

critical Nessus Plugin ID 221605

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - In Eclipse Jetty Server, versions 9.2.x and older, 9.3.x (all non HTTP/1.x configurations), and 9.4.x (all HTTP/1.x configurations), when presented with two content-lengths headers, Jetty ignored the second. When presented with a content-length and a chunked encoding header, the content-length was ignored (as per RFC 2616). If an intermediary decided on the shorter length, but still passed on the longer body, then body content could be interpreted by Jetty as a pipelined request. If the intermediary was imposing authorization, the fake pipelined request would bypass that authorization. (CVE-2017-7658)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7658

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7658

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 221605

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2017_7658.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7658

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-http, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-util-ajax, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-io, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-monitor, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-plus, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-util-ajax, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jspc-maven-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-security, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-maven-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-ant, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-maven-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jsp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-proxy, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-util, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jmx, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-xml, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jaspi, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-io, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-xml, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jndi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-deploy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-eclipse, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-servlet, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-util, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:jetty8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-project, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-servlet, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-annotations, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jndi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-webapp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jaspi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jspc-maven-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-plus, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-servlet, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-servlets, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-ant, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-client, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-rewrite, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-proxy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jaas, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-runner, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-start, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-monitor, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-parent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-start, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-parent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-servlets, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-runner, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-rewrite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-deploy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-project, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jsp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-servlet, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-security, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-client, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jaas, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-annotations, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jmx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:jetty9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-eclipse, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-http, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-continuation, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-continuation

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7658