Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat



| Updated: 2025-07-10
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2025-52434
CVE-2025-52520
CVE-2025-53506
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-399
CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Apache Tomcat
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU112274

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52434

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling HTTP/2 requests with APR/Native. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Tomcat: 9.0.0 - 9.0.106

CPE2.3 External links

https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.107
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/8a83c3c42d20762782678932c14005cd3397a018
https://lists.apache.org/thread/n7f5v6fzovfxkpqf5q0cztqqn0kjjs4p


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU112275

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52520

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to overflow in file upload limit. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Tomcat: 9.0.0 - 11.0.8

CPE2.3 External links

https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.107
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/927d66fbc294cb65242102b817a45fd80834e040
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.43
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.9
https://lists.apache.org/thread/chm6r12x185lk0o4t50hkvx5zwzszr9p
https://lists.apache.org/thread/mf7zqhz6j66ct0m9sr5902mmqohcrzhs


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU112276

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53506

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling excessive HTTP/2 streams. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Tomcat: 9.0.0 - 11.0.8

CPE2.3 External links

https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.107
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/434772930f362145516dd60681134e7f0cf8115b
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.43
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.9
https://lists.apache.org/thread/tfjqf1odwql63sb40lqpb7dvlffk15t7
https://lists.apache.org/thread/cdfmz3l1blkbgpg9jdn9tg9rlv2bzwj5


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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