Input validation error in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2013-4322

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Input validation error in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2013-4322

Published: June 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64543
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-2013-4322
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 Apache Tomcat processes chunked transfer coding without properly handling a large total amount of chunked data or whitespace characters in an HTTP header value within a trailer field. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service by streaming data.


Affected software

Apache Tomcat
OpenVMS CSWS_Java
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1
IBM SAN Volume Controller
IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Storwize V5000
IBM Storwize V3700
IBM Storwize V3500

How to mitigate CVE-2013-4322

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Tomcat - addressed in versions 6.0.39, 7.0.50, 8.0.0 RC10
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1 - update to 1.1.2.2
IBM SAN Volume Controller - addressed in versions 7.2.0.8, 7.3.0.5
IBM Storwize V7000 - addressed in versions 7.2.0.8, 7.3.0.5
IBM Storwize V5000 - addressed in versions 7.2.0.8, 7.3.0.5
IBM Storwize V3700 - addressed in versions 7.2.0.8, 7.3.0.5
IBM Storwize V3500 - addressed in versions 7.2.0.8, 7.3.0.5

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