CVE-2012-2733
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-2733 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-11-16 21:55:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | java/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
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 | 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.