HTTP: Eclipse Jetty HTTP2 SETTINGS Frames Resource Exhaustion Denial Of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Eclipse Jetty. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended Description
In Eclipse Jetty version 9.3.x and 9.4.x, the server is vulnerable to Denial of Service conditions if a remote client sends either large SETTINGs frames container containing many settings, or many small SETTINGs frames. The vulnerability is due to the additional CPU and memory allocations required to handle changed settings.
Affected Products
Eclipse jetty
Short Name
HTTP:MISC:CVE-2018-12545-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2018-12545 Denial Eclipse Exhaustion Frames HTTP2 Jetty Of Resource SETTINGS Service
Release Date
06/04/2019
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-19.4
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
vsrx-19.2
srx-19.3
Sigpack Version
3337
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Fedoraproject
Eclipse
CVSS Score
5.0