CVE-2011-4461 (Medium) detected in jetty-server-7.6.21.v20160908.jar

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CVE-2011-4461 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jetty-server-7.6.21.v20160908.jar

The core jetty server artifact.

Library home page: http://www.eclipse.org/jetty

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.eclipse.jetty/jetty-server/7.6.21.v20160908/a56288d7d1728f06fa01d0f5cd8394177ae249e0/jetty-server-7.6.21.v20160908.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gretty-runner-jetty7-3.0.5.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ jetty-server-7.6.21.v20160908.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4cb9afca7b4ab356e0863ec7515cb10a779ea02d

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2011-12-30

URL: CVE-2011-4461

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4461

Release Date: 2011-12-30

Fix Resolution: 8.1.0.RC4

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