CVE-2021-21607: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

January 13, 2021 (updated October 25, 2023)

Jenkins 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21607
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-01-13/

Code Behaviors & Features

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