VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5568
Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 9.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (9.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.59% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/tomcat · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880011Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880011Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.