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Jetty DOS vulnerability on DosFilter

Type: advisorySources: OSV

There exists a security vulnerability in Jetty's DosFilter which can be exploited by unauthorized users to cause remote denial-of-service (DoS) attack on the server using DosFilter. By repeatedly sending crafted requests, attackers can trigger OutofMemory errors and exhaust the server's memory finally.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-9823
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 11:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Jetty DOS vulnerability on DosFilter

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Oct 2024, 15:03 UTC

There exists a security vulnerability in Jetty's DosFilter which can be exploited by unauthorized users to cause remote denial-of-service (DoS) attack on the server using DosFilter. By repeatedly sending crafted requests, attackers can trigger OutofMemory errors and exhaust the server's memory finally.

osv:CVE-2024-9823
Complete source record
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