CVE-2011-4461
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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 service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.
Find out more about CVE-2011-4461 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having Low security impact for the jetty-eclipse package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0 | RHSA-2012:1604 | 2012-12-21 |
| Fuse Management Console 7.1.0 | RHSA-2012:1606 | 2012-12-21 |
| Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0 | RHSA-2012:1605 | 2012-12-21 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jetty-eclipse | Will not fix |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank oCERT for reporting this issue. oCERT acknowledges Julian Wälde and Alexander Klink as the original reporters.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation