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Medium
CVE-2012-2733
java/org/apache/coyote/http11/InternalNioInputBuffer.java in the HTTP NIO connector in Apache Tomcat 6.x...
Vulnerability Description
java/org/apache/coyote/http11/InternalNioInputBuffer.java in the HTTP NIO connector in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28 does not properly restrict the request-header size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large amount of header data.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51371
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19218
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56402
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1356208
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1350301
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027729
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Vulnerable Versions:
6.0, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.6, 6.0.7, 6.0.8, 6.0.9, 6.0.10, 6.0.11, 6.0.12, 6.0.13, 6.0.14, 6.0.15, 6.0.16, 6.0.17, 6.0.18, 6.0.19, 6.0.20, 6.0.24, 6.0.26, 6.0.27, 6.0.28, 6.0.29, 6.0.30, 6.0.31, 6.0.32, 6.0.33, 6.0.35, 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.7, 7.0.8, 7.0.9, 7.0.10, 7.0.11, 7.0.12, 7.0.13, 7.0.14, 7.0.15, 7.0.16, 7.0.17, 7.0.18, 7.0.19, 7.0.20, 7.0.21, 7.0.22, 7.0.23, 7.0.25
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 16th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.