Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2014-0227

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Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2014-0227

Published: June 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64555
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0227
CWE-ID: CWE-444
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a HTTP request smuggling attack.

The vulnerability exists due to java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat does not properly handle attempts to continue reading data after an error has occurred. A remote attacker can conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by streaming data with malformed chunked transfer coding.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2014-0227

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Tomcat - addressed in versions 6.0.42, 7.0.55, 8.0.9
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1 - update to 1.1.3.8
tomcat - update to 7.0.59-1.fc21
IBM SAN Volume Controller - addressed in versions 7.3.0.10, 7.4.0.5, 7.5.0.2
IBM Storwize V3500 - addressed in versions 7.3.0.10, 7.4.0.5, 7.5.0.2
IBM Storwize V7000 - addressed in versions 7.3.0.10, 7.4.0.5, 7.5.0.2
IBM Storwize V3700 - addressed in versions 7.3.0.10, 7.4.0.5, 7.5.0.2
IBM Storwize V5000 - addressed in versions 7.3.0.10, 7.4.0.5, 7.5.0.2

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