Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
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.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.096 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.096 · newest: 0.096 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat
- openSUSE — versions 11.4, 12.1, 12.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5568?
- CVE-2012-5568 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Published 2012-11-30.
- Is CVE-2012-5568 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.