medium5.0
CVE-2012-5568
Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.
Impact
Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tomcat | from 7.0.0 through 7.0.105 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | Versions 11.4, 12.1, 12.2 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.html
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317