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[jetty] PushSessionCacheFilter can cause remote DoS attacks

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Basic information

Project name: Jetty

Project id: rt/jetty

Request type: reservation

Versions affected:

org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets : >=10.0.0, <=10.0.17 org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets : >=11.0.0, <=11.0.17 org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets : >=12.0.0, <=12.0.3

Common Weakness Enumeration:

  • CWE-400 : Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Common Vulnerability Scoring System:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Summary:

Jetty PushSessionCacheFilter can be exploited by unauthenticated users to launch remote DoS attacks by exhausting the server’s memory.

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Tracking

This section will completed by the project team.

  • Reserve an entry only
  • We're ready for this issue to be reported to the central authority (i.e., make this public now)
  • (when applicable) The GitHub Security Advisory is ready to be published now

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This section will be completed by the EMO.

CVE: {cve}

  • All required information is provided
  • CVE Assigned
  • Pushed to Mitre
  • Accepted by Mitre
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