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.
EPSS: 0.096 (95.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat
- Opensuse — versions 11.4, 12.1, 12.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
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.