CVE-2025-5115
August 20, 2025
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
Affected Packages
https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jetty-10.0.0 <jetty-10.0.26Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jetty-10.0.26https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jetty-12.0.0 <jetty-12.0.25Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jetty-12.0.25https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jetty-11.0.0 <jetty-11.0.26Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jetty-11.0.26https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jetty-9.3.0.v20150601 <jetty-9.4.58.v20250814Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jetty-9.4.58.v20250814org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-common (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=12.0.0 <12.0.25Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 12.0.25org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-common (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=9.3.0.M0 <9.4.58.v20250814Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.4.58.v20250814org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-common (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=11.0.0 <11.0.26Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 11.0.26org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-common (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=10.0.0 <10.0.26Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.0.26org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-common (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=12.1.0.alpha0 <12.1.0.beta3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 12.1.0.beta3Related Resources (15)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.13