Input validation error in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2012-2733
Published: June 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64502
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2733
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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. A remote attacker can pass a large amount of header data and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Apache Tomcat
HPE Service Manager
HPE Service Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2733
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Tomcat - addressed in versions 6.0.36, 7.0.28
HPE Service Manager - update to 9.31.2004 p2
HPE Service Manager - update to 9.31.2004 p2
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51371
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1350301
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1356208
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56402
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027729
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19218