Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Apache Tomcat
Integer overflow in the parseChunkHeader function in java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a malformed chunk size in chunked transfer coding of a request during the streaming of data.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | < 6.0.40, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.53, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.4 | 6.0.40, 7.0.53, 8.0.4 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | < 6.0.40, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.53, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.4 | 6.0.40, 7.0.53, 8.0.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0075
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b6974571c122f6a1e7ec74a90fa212976fa7b0ed
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f646a5acd5e32d6f5a2d9bf1d94ca66b65477675
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/d49a03728ac7e3c800b1b0ce0eeccd8a5a21bb91
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%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
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0268.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0865.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150282.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59121
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59616
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59678
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59732
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59835
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59849
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59873
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60729
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60793
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578337
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-190, CWE-400- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-475f-74wp-pqv5 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote
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
- 33
- First → latest
- 06.2020 05.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 17
- Medium 13
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 8
- 2023: 7
- 2024: 5
- 2025: 4
- 2026: 7
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