Improper input validation in Apache Geronimo
CVE-2011-5034
Apache Geronimo 2.2.1 and earlier computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-4461.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.806 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.806 · newest: 0.806 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Geronimo — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/FireFart/HashCollision-DOS-POC/blob/master/HashtablePOC.py
- www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf
- secunia.com/advisories/47412 (third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903934 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0181.html (mailing-list)
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8dc1a0ae0e0cf9d2494b8cbd66562f99331c4cf635e778185… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r20957aa5962a48328f199e2373f408aeeae601a45dd5275a1… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r653f633aa7b6ccbb8c338dbfcea7a00e4ae9d6f3e064a03ca… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r360b70489bad65286b49ceb5303a849d2a7ec7d1292774a72… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-5034?
- CVE-2011-5034 is a vulnerability in Apache Geronimo, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2011-12-30.
- Is CVE-2011-5034 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.