CVE-2012-4534
org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28, when the NIO connector is used in conjunction with sendfile and HTTPS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28, when the NIO connector is used in conjunction with sendfile and HTTPS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by terminating the connection during the reading of a response.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.45% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- apache/tomcat
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 7.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00061.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218Patch
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218Patch
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1340218
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56813
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027836
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
- https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52858Exploit
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19398
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00061.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218Patch
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218Patch
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1340218
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.