Eclipse Jetty up to 12.1.0.alpha2 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eclipse Jetty up to 9.4.57/10.0.25/11.0.25/12.0.21/12.1.0.alpha2. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-5115. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eclipse Jetty up to 9.4.57/10.0.25/11.0.25/12.0.21/12.1.0.alpha2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Eclipse Jetty, versions <=9.4.57, <=10.0.25, <=11.0.25, <=12.0.21, <=12.1.0.alpha2, an HTTP/2 client may trigger the server to send RST_STREAM frames, for example by sending frames that are malformed or that should not be sent in a particular stream state, therefore forcing the server to consume resources such as CPU and memory. For example, a client can open a stream and then send WINDOW_UPDATE frames with window size increment of 0, which is illegal. Per specification https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9113.html#name-window_update , the server should send a RST_STREAM frame. The client can now open another stream and send another bad WINDOW_UPDATE, therefore causing the server to consume more resources than necessary, as this case does not exceed the max number of concurrent streams, yet the client is able to create an enormous amount of streams in a short period of time. The attack can be performed with other conditions (for example, a DATA frame for a closed stream) that cause the server to send a RST_STREAM frame. Links: * https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-mmxm-8w33-wc4h

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-5115 since 05/23/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 258063 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : jetty-minimal (SUSE-SU-2025:02993-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (258063), EUVD (EUVD-2025-25397) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1830). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apache Tomcat
  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • IBM Power Hardware Management Console
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Open Source lighttpd
  • SUSE Linux
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
  • Oracle Linux
  • IBM Operational Decision Manager
  • NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
  • IBM Security Guardium
  • IBM QRadar SIEM
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Specification http/2
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
  • Red Hat Integration
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Server
  • ATOSS Staff Efficiency Suite
  • Open Source Varnish HTTP Cache
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server
  • Eclipse Jetty
  • Open Source Camunda
  • RealObjects PDFreactor
  • IBM Integration Bus
  • HCL Commerce
  • Atlassian Bamboo
  • Atlassian Jira
  • IBM Storage Scale
  • Dell Secure Connect Gateway
  • Atlassian Bitbucket
  • Dell NetWorker

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 258063
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : jetty-minimal (SUSE-SU-2025:02993-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/23/2025 CVE reserved
08/20/2025 +89 days Advisory disclosed
08/20/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/27/2026 +160 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-5115 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5115
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320873
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1830 - http/2 Implementierungen: Schwachstelle erm&ouml;glicht Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2025 22:19
Updated: 01/27/2026 20:31
Changes: 08/20/2025 22:19 (61), 08/21/2025 13:47 (13), 08/21/2025 14:52 (7), 08/21/2025 15:42 (1), 08/28/2025 16:07 (2), 09/07/2025 22:54 (1), 09/14/2025 07:20 (1), 10/12/2025 23:21 (1), 12/04/2025 14:56 (1), 01/21/2026 09:46 (1), 01/27/2026 20:31 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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