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.
Published: 2012-11-16
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 20.3% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2725-1 tomcat6 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1637-1 Tomcat vulnerabilities
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Apache Tomcat
Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:42:32.499Z

Reserved: 2012-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2733

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-16T21:55:01.353

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2733

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-11-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-2733 - Bugzilla

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