Memory leak in Jetty - CVE-2024-7708
Published: July 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU137400
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7708
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Eclipse
Affected software:
Jetty
Jetty
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to missing release of memory after effective lifetime in server handling of request bodies when processing 100-Continue requests or requests where reading the body returns 0 bytes. A remote attacker can send a series of specially crafted requests to cause a denial of service.
The issue results in a buffer leak that can be triggered particularly through 100-Continue handling, and slow network conditions can also expose the vulnerable behavior.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-7708
Install security update from vendor's website.