apache/tomcat · Security
Apache Tomcat does not enforce the maxHttpHeaderSize limit
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-43v2-6grp-9pp9
- CVE ID
- CVE-2011-0534
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS v3
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.30 does not enforce the maxHttpHeaderSize limit for requests involving the NIO HTTP connector, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OutOfMemoryError) via a crafted request.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0534 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65162 ↗
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 ↗
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html ↗
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.32 ↗
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.8_(released_5_Feb_2011) ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2160 ↗
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/008447095ce8c3a8f713093d5e618f3f06f94ea8 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110801035315/http://secunia.com/advisories/45022 ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120120085637/http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8074 ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121024140440/http://secunia.com/advisories/43192 ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121212040149/http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025027 ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131227020011/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46164 ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151017023138/http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200517155748/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516214/100/0/threaded ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-43v2-6grp-9pp9 ↗