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Apache Tomcat Content-Type Header Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Denial of Service
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
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is running Apache Tomcat and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an improper handling of Content-Type HTTP header for multipart requests
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apache Tomcat version 7.0.x before 7.0.51 and 8.0.0 before 8.0.2
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to 7.0.51, 8.0.2 or later.