What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-6762?

CVE-2024-6762 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-6762?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-6762. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Jetty CVE-2024-6762

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2024-10-14 emo@eclipse.org

Denial Of Service Jetty

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 14, 2024 - 16:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

9 maven packages depend on org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets (8 direct, 1 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 10.0.0.

DescriptionNVD

Jetty PushSessionCacheFilter can be exploited by unauthenticated users to launch remote DoS attacks by exhausting the server’s memory.

AnalysisAI

Jetty PushSessionCacheFilter can be exploited by unauthenticated users to launch remote DoS attacks by exhausting the server’s memory. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability could allow attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. Jetty PushSessionCacheFilter can be exploited by unauthenticated users to launch remote DoS attacks by exhausting the server’s memory. Affected products include: Eclipse Jetty.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.