Denial of service in Apache Tomcat
java/org/apache/coyote/ajp/AbstractAjpProcessor.java in Apache Tomcat 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) by using a "Content-Length: 0" AJP request to trigger a hang in request processing.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 8.0.0-RC1, < 8.0.4 | 8.0.4 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | >= 8.0.0-RC1, < 8.0.4 | 8.0.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0095
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/8884dae60ace77a87ed9385442ce429e98c3a479
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/77590c897f0e542fe363d70efdf3b82209510aee
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140713043210/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030300
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141126170141/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67673
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151017043748/http://secunia.com/advisories/60729
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215453/http://secunia.com/advisories/59873
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/134
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578392
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681528
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wf5v-jhxj-q632 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
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
- 77
- First → latest
- 10.2018 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 5
Severity breakdown
- Critical 11
- High 36
- Medium 25
- Low 5
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 8
- 2019: 5
- 2020: 5
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 7
- 2023: 9
- 2024: 7
- 2025: 15
- 2026: 18
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