HIGH 7.5 Maven
Apache Tomcat does not enforce the maxHttpHeaderSize limit
GHSA-43v2-6grp-9pp9 · CVE-2011-0534
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Description
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.
References
- ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0534
- WEB https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/008447095ce8c3a8f713093d5e618f3f06f94ea8
- WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65162
- PACKAGE https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- WEB https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20110801035315/http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20120120085637/http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8074
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20121024140440/http://secunia.com/advisories/43192
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20121212040149/http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025027
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20131227020011/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46164
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20151017023138/http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20200517155748/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516214/100/0/threaded
- WEB http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- WEB http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- WEB http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- WEB http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
- WEB http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.32
- WEB http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.8_(released_5_Feb_2011)
- WEB http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2160
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