OutOfMemoryError for large multipart without filename in Eclipse Jetty (eclipse jetty.project)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 3.37 % · percentile 89 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Jetty is a java based web server and servlet engine. In affected versions servlets with multipart support (e.g. annotated with `@MultipartConfig`) that call `HttpServletRequest.getParameter()` or `HttpServletRequest.getParts()` may cause `OutOfMemoryError` when the client sends a multipart request with a part that has a name but no filename and very large content. This happens even with the default settings of `fileSizeThreshold=0` which should stream the whole part content to disk. An attacker client may send a large multipart request and cause the server to throw `OutOfMemoryError`. However, the server may be able to recover after the `OutOfMemoryError` and continue its service -- although it may take some time. This issue has been patched in versions 9.4.51, 10.0.14, and 11.0.14. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may set the multipart parameter `maxRequestSize` which must be set to a non-negative value, so the whole multipart content is limited (although still read into memory).
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-qw69-rqj8-6qw8
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/9076
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9344
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9345
- https://github.com/jakartaee/servlet/blob/6.0.0/spec/src/main/asciidoc/servlet-spec-body.adoc#32-file-upload
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-qw69-rqj8-6qw8 — OutOfMemoryError for large multipart without filename in Eclipse Jetty
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-1382
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-26048
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1165 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0255 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0923 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0145 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0839 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0798 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0705 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 9.4.51cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.0.0 < 10.0.14cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 11.0.0 < 11.0.14
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| eclipse · jetty.project | affected < 9.4.51 ; affected >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.14 ; affected >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.14 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |