Apache Tomcat: DoS in examples web application
Published Dec 17, 2024
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.94%
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the examples web application provided with Apache Tomcat leads to denial of service.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.33, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.9.97. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.2, 10.1.34 or 9.0.98, which fixes the issue.
Affected products
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- Version 10.1.0-M1StatusaffectedConstraints<=10.1.33
- Version 11.0.0-M1StatusaffectedConstraints<=11.0.1
- Version 8.5.0StatusaffectedConstraints<=8.5.100
- Version 9.0.0.M1StatusaffectedConstraints<=9.0.97
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | unaffected |
|
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
tomcat-1:10.1.36-1.el10_0
Fixed · RHSA-2025:7497
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tomcat6
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tomcat
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
pki-deps:10.6/pki-servlet-engine
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
tomcat
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
pki-servlet-engine
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
tomcat
Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5
tomcat
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6
tomcat
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | tomcat-1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7497 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6 | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tomcat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | pki-deps:10.6/pki-servlet-engine | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | tomcat | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | pki-servlet-engine | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | tomcat | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 | tomcat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6 | tomcat | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
By default, the examples web application is only accessible to the localhost.
References (36)
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