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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomcat | Apache | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.0.0 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 7.0.1 (including) | 7.0.1 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 7.0.2 (including) | 7.0.2 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 7.0.3 (including) | 7.0.3 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 7.0.4 (including) | 7.0.4 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 7.0.5 (including) | 7.0.5 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 7.0.6 (including) | 7.0.6 (including) |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | RedHat | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-11.patch_03.ep5.el4 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-24.el6_0 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | RedHat | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-11.patch_03.ep5.el5 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Tomcat6 | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Tomcat6 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Tomcat6 | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=139344343412337\u0026w=2
- http://osvdb.org/70809
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43192
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8074
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.32
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.8_%28released_5_Feb_2011%29
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2160
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516214/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46164
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025027
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0293
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65162
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=139344343412337\u0026w=2
- http://osvdb.org/70809
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43192
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8074
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.32
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.8_%28released_5_Feb_2011%29
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2160
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516214/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46164
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025027
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0293
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65162