OutOfMemoryError for large multipart without filename in Eclipse Jetty
### Impact Servlets with multipart support (e.g. annotated with `@MultipartConfig`) that call `HttpServletRequest.getParameter()` or `HttpServletRequest.getParts()` may cause `OutOfMemoryError` when the client sends a multipart request with a part that has a name but no filename and a very large content. This happens even with the default settings of `fileSizeThreshold=0` which should stream the whole part content to disk. An attacker client may send a large multipart request and cause the server to throw `OutOfMemoryError`. However, the server may be able to recover after the `OutOfMemoryError` and continue its service -- although it may take some time. A very large number of parts may cause the same problem. ### Patches Patched in Jetty versions * 9.4.51.v20230217 - via PR #9345 * 10.0.14 - via PR #9344 * 11.0.14 - via PR #9344 ### Workarounds Multipart parameter `maxRequestSize` must be set to a non-negative value, so the whole multipart content is limited (although still read into memory). Limiting multipart parameter `maxFileSize` won't be enough because an attacker can send a large number of parts that summed up will cause memory issues. ### References * https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/9076 * https://github.com/jakartaee/servlet/blob/6.0.0/spec/src/main/asciidoc/servlet-spec-body.adoc#32-file-upload
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-26048US | medium5.3 | Exploit | ||
Jetty is a java based web server and servlet engine. In affected versions servlets with multipart support (e.g. annotated with `@MultipartConfig`) that call `HttpServletRequest.get… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.projectPACKAGE
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/9076WEB
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9344WEB
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9345WEB
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases/tag/jetty-9.4.51.v20230217WEB
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-qw69-rqj8-6qw8WEB
- https://github.com/jakartaee/servlet/blob/6.0.0/spec/src/main/asciidoc/servlet-spec-body.adoc#32-file-uploadWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.htmlWEB
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