CVE-2024-38286 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-38286

Apache Tomcat: Denial of Service

Vulnerability Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M20, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.24, from 9.0.13 through 9.0.89. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.35 through 8.5.100 and 7.0.92 through 7.0.109. Other EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M21, 10.1.25, or 9.0.90, which fixes the issue. Apache Tomcat, under certain configurations on any platform, allows an attacker to cause an OutOfMemoryError by abusing the TLS handshake process.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Ozaki, North Grid Corporation

Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Tomcat
Vulnerable Versions:
11.0.0-M1, 10.1.0-M1, 9.0.13, 8.5.35, 7.0.92, 10.0.0-M1

Timeline

Official Publish: November 7th, 2024
Last Modified: November 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)