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CVE-2011-4461

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 servi...

Published: Dec 30, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-310
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.0%
Top 8.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Improper Input Validation in Jetty

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server
OSS Libraries
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
sun storage common array managerOn-prem
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
mortbay
oss-projectaka jetty (mortbay legacy)
jettyOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4461
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/commit/085c79d7d6cfbccc02821ffdb64968593df3e0bf
github.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72017
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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