CVE-2021-21607 (GCVE-0-2021-21607)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-13 15:55 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Jenkins 2.274 and earlier, LTS 2.263.1 and earlier does not limit sizes provided as query parameters to graph-rendering URLs, allowing attackers to request crafted URLs that use all available memory in Jenkins, potentially leading to out of memory errors.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-01-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins project | Jenkins |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ 2.274
(custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ LTS 2.263.1 (custom) |
guessed |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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