CVE-2011-4461

Description

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.00% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143387688830075&w=2 vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0004/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1429-1 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/48981 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026475 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903934 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72017 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0181.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/47408 third party advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4461?
CVE-2011-4461 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4461?
To fix CVE-2011-4461, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-4461 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-4461 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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