# CVE-2020-27218: Buffer not correctly recycled in Gzip Request inflation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-27218-buffer-not-correctly-recycled-in-gzip-request-inflation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-12-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-27218 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-12-02

Buffer not correctly recycled in Gzip Request inflation

Technologies: [org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-eclipse-jetty-jetty-server). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-27218 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-27218 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-27218?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 December 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.4.0,fixed=9.4.35.v20201120.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-27218?** Yes. org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven): upgrade to 9.4.35.v20201120 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-27218?** Check whether you run org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven): upgrade to 9.4.35.v20201120 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server to 9.4.35.v20201120 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.4.0,fixed=9.4.35.v20201120

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-27218
- GHSA-86wm-rrjm-8wh8

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