Jetty ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8184",
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    "title": "Jetty ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks",
    "summary": "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.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:22.229559931Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00001.html",
        "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/8xxx/CVE-2024-8184.json",
        "https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8184",
        "https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/30",
        "https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/11723",
        "https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project"
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  "published_at": "2024-10-14T15:09:37.861+00:00"
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