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Apache Tomcat DoS Vulnerability (Apr 2014) - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Web Servers

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

Apache Tomcat is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

MultipartStream.java in Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.3.1, as used in Apache Tomcat, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted Content-Type header that bypasses a loop's intended exit conditions.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Apache Tomcat version 7.x through 7.0.50 and 8.x through 8.0.1.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 7.0.52, 8.0.3 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)