Apache Tomcat Denial of Service vulnerability
Apache Tomcat before 6.0.39, 7.x before 7.0.50, and 8.x before 8.0.0-RC10 processes chunked transfer coding without properly handling (1) a large total amount of chunked data or (2) whitespace characters in an HTTP header value within a trailer field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by streaming data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3544.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | < 6.0.39, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.50, >= 8.0.0-RC1, < 8.0.0-RC10 | 6.0.39, 7.0.50, 8.0.0-RC10 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4322
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/70dc3b279f7c99136c2c51bce8812508b4893c8b
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/72613a0e2f88af789c2acc7093c82ff02b95b6d1
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/a91516b80deaf1d0c6e04a7931765fdac34c4ccd
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b8cb9f5f91e9210ca107fd80f3e6acd47531daa7
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/bed3a1a0d06a3c787183c6e90f326bbe17e49dd4
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/d6a9898125f34e593de426e8c7dabb0f224fc00f
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161024220018/http://secunia.com/advisories/59724
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215804/http://secunia.com/advisories/59675
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215639/http://secunia.com/advisories/59722
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215620/http://secunia.com/advisories/59036
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151023203543/http://secunia.com/advisories/59873
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150503090027/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140315211337/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65767
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0686.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1069905
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0148.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1521834
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1521864
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1549522
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1549523
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1556540
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21667883
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675886
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677147
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678113
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wq2p-q66w-q8gp - 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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