CVE-2023-36478
What it is
Eclipse Jetty provides a web server and servlet container. In versions 11.0.0 through 11.0.15, 10.0.0 through 10.0.15, and 9.0.0 through 9.4.52, an integer overflow in `MetaDataBuilder.checkSize` allows for HTTP/2 HPACK header values to exceed their size limit. `MetaDataBuilder.java` determines if a header name or value exceeds the size limit, and throws an exception if the limit is exceeded. However, when length is very large and huffman is true, the multiplication by 4 in line 295 will overflow, and length will become negative. `(_size+length)` will now be negative, and the check on line 296 will not be triggered. Furthermore, `MetaDataBuilder.checkSize` allows for user-entered HPACK header value sizes to be negative, potentially leading to a very large buffer allocation later on when the user-entered size is multiplied by 2. This means that if a user provides a negative length value (or, more precisely, a length value which, when multiplied by the 4/3 fudge factor, is negative), and this length value is a very large positive number when multiplied by 2, then the user can cause a very large buffer to be allocated on the server. Users of HTTP/2 can be impacted by a remote denial of service attack. The issue has been fixed in versions 11.0.16, 10.0.16, and 9.4.53. There are no known workarounds.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 4.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-190 · Integer overflow
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Eclipse Jetty < 9.4.53
- Eclipse Jetty < 10.0.16
- Eclipse Jetty < 11.0.16
- Jenkins < 2.414.3
- Jenkins < 2.428
- Debian Linux 10.0
- Debian Linux 11.0
- Debian Linux 12.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9634
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-10.0.16
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-11.0.16
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-9.4.53.v20231009
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-wgh7-54f2-x98r
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9634
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-10.0.16
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-11.0.16
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-9.4.53.v20231009
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-wgh7-54f2-x98r
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/18/4
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9634
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-10.0.16
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-11.0.16
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-9.4.53.v20231009
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-wgh7-54f2-x98r
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00045.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0011/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5540
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/18/4
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9634
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-10.0.16
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-11.0.16
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-9.4.53.v20231009
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-wgh7-54f2-x98r
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00045.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0011/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5540