CVE-2024-8184 | Jetty ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks

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.

Published: 2024-10-14 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-8184 is rated Moderate Risk (50.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.10%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-8184

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-21 1.49% 1.10% -0.39%
2 2026-03-04 0.80% 1.49% +0.69%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.80% —

Full EPSS history (36 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-8184

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 3.6 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-8184

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-8184

GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Eclipse Jetty's ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-8184

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-8184 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (jetty9), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-8184
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8184
suse medium CVE-2024-8184 severity moderate: SUSE including 75 source package names (jetty-annotations-9.4.56-150200.3.28.1, jetty-annotations-9.4.56-2.1, …), 172 product×package rows across 11 product lines (Image server-image, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5, … (11 product lines)): Fixed 162, Known Not Affected 10. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8184/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-8184 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jetty), 9 status rows across 9 suites (focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 6, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-8184

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-8184

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eclipse jetty >= 9.3.12, < 9.4.56 cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eclipse jetty >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eclipse jetty >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eclipse jetty >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-8184

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