SB2011123005 - Resource exhaustion in Apache Geronimo

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SB2011123005 - Resource exhaustion in Apache Geronimo

Published: December 30, 2011 Updated: August 6, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2011123005
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5034)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Geronimo computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictablys. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References