CVE-2009-0033

Summary

CVECVE-2009-0033
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-06-05 16:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionApache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, when the Java AJP connector and mod_jk load balancing are used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application outage) via a crafted request with invalid headers, related to temporary blocking of connectors that have encountered errors, as demonstrated by an error involving a malformed HTTP Host header.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.3 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.37 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.38 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.39 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.9 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

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