Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.44, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle cases where an HTTP response occurs before finishing the reading of an entire request body, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) via a series of aborted upload attempts.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 8
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201505.mbox/%3C554949D1.8030904%40apache.org%3E Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201505.mbox/%3C554949D1.8030904%40apache.org%3E Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · apache, oracleNVD modified 2026-10-14 17:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 114
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*- and 74 more
References 78
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201505.mbox/%3C554949D1.8030904%40apache.org%3E Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/10/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1621.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1622.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2661.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0595.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0596.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0597.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0598.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0599.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603770
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603775
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603779
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3447
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74475
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2654-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2655-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2659
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2660
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05054964
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JWS-219
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JWS-220
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201505.mbox/%3C554949D1.8030904%40apache.org%3E Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/10/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1621.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1622.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2661.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0595.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0596.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0597.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0598.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0599.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603770
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603775
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603779
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3447
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html