HTTP/2 HPACK integer overflow and buffer allocation
Description
Eclipse Jetty provides a web server and servlet container. In versions 11.0.0 through 11.0.15, 10.0.0 through 10.0.15, and 9.0.0 through 9.4.52, an integer overflow in MetaDataBuilder.checkSize allows for HTTP/2 HPACK header values to exceed their size limit. MetaDataBuilder.java determines if a header name or value exceeds the size limit, and throws an exception if the limit is exceeded. However, when length is very large and huffman is true, the multiplication by 4 in line 295 will overflow, and length will become negative. (_size+length) will now be negative, and the check on line 296 will not be triggered. Furthermore, MetaDataBuilder.checkSize allows for user-entered HPACK header value sizes to be negative, potentially leading to a very large buffer allocation later on when the user-entered size is multiplied by 2. This means that if a user provides a negative length value (or, more precisely, a length value which, when multiplied by the 4/3 fudge factor, is negative), and this length value is a very large positive number when multiplied by 2, then the user can cause a very large buffer to be allocated on the server. Users of HTTP/2 can be impacted by a remote denial of service attack. The issue has been fixed in versions 11.0.16, 10.0.16, and 9.4.53. There are no known workarounds.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-hpackMaven | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.16 | 10.0.16 |
org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-hpackMaven | >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.16 | 11.0.16 |
org.eclipse.jetty.http3:http3-qpackMaven | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.16 | 10.0.16 |
org.eclipse.jetty.http3:http3-qpackMaven | >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.16 | 11.0.16 |
org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-hpackMaven | >= 9.3.0, < 9.4.53 | 9.4.53 |
Affected products
16- osv-coords15 versionspkg:bitnami/jenkinspkg:maven/org.eclipse.jetty.http2/http2-hpackpkg:maven/org.eclipse.jetty.http3/http3-qpackpkg:rpm/opensuse/jetty-minimal&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/jetty-minimal&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/jetty-minimal&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3
< 2.428.0+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.428.0
- (no CPE)range: >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.16
- (no CPE)range: >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.16
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.53-150200.3.22.1
- eclipse/jetty.projectv5Range: >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.16
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgh7-54f2-x98rghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36478ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/18/4ghsaWEB
- github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9634ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-10.0.16ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-11.0.16ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-9.4.53.v20231009ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-wgh7-54f2-x98rghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-wgh7-54f2-x98rghsaWEB
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00045.htmlghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0011ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006ghsaWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5540ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0011/mitre
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/mitre
News mentions
1- Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-10-18Jenkins Security Advisories · Oct 18, 2023