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CVE-2004-2381

HttpRequest.java in Jetty HTTP Server before 4.2.19 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service (memory usage and

HttpRequest.java in Jetty HTTP Server before 4.2.19 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service (memory usage and application crash) via HTTP requests with a large Content-Length.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.01271
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Affected Products & Versions

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jetty http serverall versions
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.mortbay.jetty:jetty MODERATE fixed in 4.2.19
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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD31 Dec 2004 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/jetty/Jetty/src/org/mortbay/http/HttpRequest.java?r1=1.75&r2=1.76
http://secunia.com/advisories/11166/PatchVendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=224743Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/4387
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9917
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15537
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