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Apache Tomcat 7.x < 7.0.28 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jun 2012) - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Apache Tomcat is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The following vulnerabilities exist: - CVE-2012-2733: The checks that limited the permitted size of request headers were implemented too late in the request parsing process for the HTTP NIO connector. This enabled a malicious user to trigger an OutOfMemoryError by sending a single request with very large headers. - CVE-2012-4534: When using the NIO connector with sendfile and HTTPS enabled, if a client breaks the connection while reading the response an infinite loop is entered leading to a denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apache Tomcat version 7.0.x through 7.0.27.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 7.0.28 or later.