Apache Tomcat affected by vulnerability in TLS and SSL protocol
The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, mod_ssl in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.14 and earlier, OpenSSL before 0.9.8l, GnuTLS 2.8.5 and earlier, Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.12.4 and earlier, multiple Cisco products, and other products, does not properly associate renegotiation handshakes with an existing connection, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert data into HTTPS sessions, and possibly other types of sessions protected by TLS or SSL, by sending an unauthenticated request that is processed retroactively by a server in a post-renegotiation context, related to a "plaintext injection" attack, aka the "Project Mogul" issue.
Apache Tomcat was affected by this issue and introduced a workaround in versions 7.0.10, 6.0.32, and 5.5.33.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.10, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.32, >= 5.0.0, < 5.5.33 | 7.0.10, 6.0.32, 5.5.33 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3555
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/df9633116b5fec8f47f1f008fb89a6e9d5895cd0
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b4e9488629bf03b4b65abf335e536e85386d1366
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/56f67141e82e16f68a860c3af9b7342da35cbe7d
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3d315ac9dfaa2c03b4df82938d78bf5b755766b3
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/328a523cbb2a2d4cd55283180614d4e03e2f8f02
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/30af3f5630542a2340781f66553e734a6fd69701
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/2d4ca03acc27cc883c404d1745d92f983b6fada3
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/14e4efd925da58b9fa63f20969fb7349b8a9c30d
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8535
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8366
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7973
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7478
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7315
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11617
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11578
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10088
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3b72cbb13e1dfe85c4a06959a3b6ca6d939b407ecca80db12b54220%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f8e0814e11c7f21f42224b6de111cb3f5e5ab5c15b78924c516d4ec2%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01029.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01020.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00944.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00645.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00634.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00449.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00442.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00428.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10579
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- https://svn.resiprocate.org/rep/ietf-drafts/ekr/draft-rescorla-tls-renegotiate.txt
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/700/sol10737.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8535
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8366
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7973
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7478
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-295, CWE-300- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat- Disclosed
- 02.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f7w7-6pjc-wwm6 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 162
- First → latest
- 12.2018 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 20
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- Critical 8
- High 40
- Medium 102
- Low 12
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 5
- 2022: 125
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 4
- 2026: 19
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