#VU112274 Input validation error in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2025-52434

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112274

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Tomcat
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Apache Foundation

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, 9.0.0-M1, 9.0.0-M2, 9.0.0-M3, 9.0.0-M4, 9.0.0-M5, 9.0.0-M6, 9.0.0-M7, 9.0.0-M8, 9.0.0-M9, 9.0.0-M10, 9.0.0-M11, 9.0.0-M12, 9.0.0-M13, 9.0.0-M14, 9.0.0-M15, 9.0.0-M16, 9.0.0-M17, 9.0.0-M18, 9.0.0-M19, 9.0.0-M20, 9.0.0-M21, 9.0.0-M22, 9.0.0-M23, 9.0.0-M24, 9.0.0-M25, 9.0.0-M26, 9.0.0-M27, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 9.0.4, 9.0.5, 9.0.6, 9.0.7, 9.0.8, 9.0.9, 9.0.10, 9.0.11, 9.0.12, 9.0.13, 9.0.14, 9.0.15, 9.0.16, 9.0.17, 9.0.18, 9.0.19, 9.0.20, 9.0.21, 9.0.22, 9.0.23, 9.0.24, 9.0.25, 9.0.26, 9.0.27, 9.0.28, 9.0.29, 9.0.30, 9.0.31, 9.0.32, 9.0.33, 9.0.34, 9.0.35, 9.0.36, 9.0.37, 9.0.38, 9.0.39, 9.0.40, 9.0.41, 9.0.42, 9.0.43, 9.0.44, 9.0.45, 9.0.46, 9.0.47, 9.0.48, 9.0.49, 9.0.50, 9.0.51, 9.0.52, 9.0.53, 9.0.54, 9.0.55, 9.0.56, 9.0.57, 9.0.58, 9.0.59, 9.0.60, 9.0.61, 9.0.62, 9.0.63, 9.0.64, 9.0.65, 9.0.66, 9.0.67, 9.0.68, 9.0.69, 9.0.70, 9.0.71, 9.0.72, 9.0.73, 9.0.74, 9.0.75, 9.0.76, 9.0.77, 9.0.78, 9.0.79, 9.0.80, 9.0.81, 9.0.82, 9.0.83, 9.0.84, 9.0.85, 9.0.86, 9.0.87, 9.0.88, 9.0.89, 9.0.90, 9.0.91, 9.0.92, 9.0.93, 9.0.94, 9.0.95, 9.0.96, 9.0.97, 9.0.98, 9.0.99, 9.0.100, 9.0.101, 9.0.102, 9.0.103, 9.0.104, 9.0.105, 9.0.106

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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

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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