CVE-2012-0022
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.35, 6.x before 6.0.34, and 7.x before 7.0.23 uses an inefficient approach for handling parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a request that contains many parameters…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.5%, higher than 95% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.35, 6.x before 6.0.34, and 7.x before 7.0.23 uses an inefficient approach for handling parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a request that contains many parameters and parameter values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4858.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 10.48% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- apache/tomcat
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0112.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132871655717248&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133294394108746&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0074.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0075.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0076.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0077.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0078.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0325.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0345.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1331.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48213
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48549
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48791
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50863
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:085
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51447
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72425
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.