Resource exhaustion in Apache Tomcat

CVE-2024-54677

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the examples web application provided with Apache Tomcat leads to denial of service. 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 9.9.97. 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: DoS (Denial of Service)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-54677: held from 0.020 to 0.019.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.019 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54677?
CVE-2024-54677 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-54677?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-54677 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.