Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2024-50379
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability during JSP compilation in Apache Tomcat permits an RCE on case insensitive file systems when the default servlet is enabled for write (non-default configuration). This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.33, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.97. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.2, 10.1.34 or 9.0.98, which fixes the issue.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.443 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat — versions 11.0.0-M1, 10.1.0-M1, 9.0.0.M1
- Netapp Bootstrap_os
- Netapp Hci_compute_node
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50379?
- CVE-2024-50379 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50379?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-50379 known to be exploited?
- 59 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.