CVE-2011-0534
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-0534 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-02-10 18:00:56 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.30 does not enforce the maxHttpHeaderSize limit for requests involving the NIO HTTP connector, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OutOfMemoryError) via a crafted request. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.30 | 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 |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.6 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| osvdb.org/70809 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| Apache Tomcat NIO Connector Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Novell Sentinel Log Manager Java and Tomcat Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3 OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| SecurityTracker: Apache Tomcat maxHttpHeaderSize Parsing Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| About the security content of OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:005 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | tomcat.apache.org | |
| Debian update for tomcat6 - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.0.1 (1.2 Hot Fix 1) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.novell.com | |
| Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 6 vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | tomcat.apache.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2160-1 tomcat6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| '[security bulletin] HPSBST02955 rev.1 - HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software, 3rd party Software' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| Apache Tomcat DoS Vulnerability - SecurityReason.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities | MITRE | tomcat.apache.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 998013 Java (Maven) Security Update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-43v2-6grp-9pp9)