Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2011-0534
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.079 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8074 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/45022 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- osvdb.org/70809 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516214/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0293 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57126 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65162 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0534?
- CVE-2011-0534 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under CWE-399. Published 2011-02-10.
- Is CVE-2011-0534 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.