CVE-2016-4800
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
Jetty contains an alias issue that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution due to specially crafted request
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | >=9.3.0,<9.3.9 | 9.3.9 |
References
- http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/jetty-announce/msg00092.html
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2016-001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90945
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-362
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0006/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4800
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-872g-2h8h-362q
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0006
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4800
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.