Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
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 terminating the connection during the reading of a response.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.075 (94.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.075 · newest: 0.075 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 6.0, 6.0.0, 6.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- svn.apache.org/viewvc
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html (vendor-advisory)
- h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (vendor-advisory)
- issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00061.html (vendor-advisory)
- tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4534?
- CVE-2012-4534 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under CWE-399. Published 2012-12-19.
- Is CVE-2012-4534 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.