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CVE-2011-4461

Published: 29 December 2011

Jetty 8.1.0.RC2 and earlier computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
in main in lucid, maverick, natty only

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
jetty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Not vulnerable
(end of life)
lucid
Released (6.1.22-1ubuntu1.1)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty
Released (6.1.24-6ubuntu0.11.04.1)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise
Released (6.1.24-6ubuntu0.12.04.1)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Ignored
(end of life)
saucy Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Not vulnerable
(6.1.26-1ubuntu1)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/commit/085c79d7d6cfbccc02821ffdb64968593df3e0bf

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L