CVE-2012-5568

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5568
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-30 19:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionApache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.

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: NVD-CWE-noinfo | 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 All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 880011 – CVE-2012-5568 tomcat: Slowloris denial of service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2012:1701-1: moderate: update for tomcat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2012:1700-1: moderate: update for tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Slowloris vs tomcat « captain holly java blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 captainholly.wordpress.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Tomcat - User - Re: How does Tomcat handle a slow HTTP DoS? | List View af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com Vendor Advisory
Tomcat - User - How does Tomcat handle a slow HTTP DoS? | List View af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com Vendor Advisory
Apache Tomcat CVE-2012-5568 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
openSUSE-SU-2013:0147-1: moderate: tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: slowloris for tomcat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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