CVE-2012-2733

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2733
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-16 21:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionjava/org/apache/coyote/http11/InternalNioInputBuffer.java in the HTTP NIO connector in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28 does not properly restrict the request-header size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large amount of header data.

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 6.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 alpha 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 6.0.2 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 beta 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 6.0.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.4 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.6 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.8 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.9 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2012:1701-1: moderate: update for tomcat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:1700-1: moderate: update for tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
USN-1637-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Apache Tomcat Header Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02866 SSRT101139 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache, Remote Denial of Service (D' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
openSUSE-SU-2013:0147-1: moderate: tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Apache Tomcat CVE-2012-2733 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hp.com
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 6 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1350301 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBST02955 rev.1 - HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software, 3rd party Software' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1356208 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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