#VU64581 Resource management error in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2014-0230
Published: June 22, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64581
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2014-0230
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Apache Tomcat does not properly handle cases where an HTTP response occurs before finishing the reading of an entire request body. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (thread consumption) via a series of aborted upload attempts.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201505.mbox/%3C554949D1.8030904%40apache.org%3E
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/10/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1621.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1622.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2661.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0595.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0596.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0597.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0598.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0599.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603770
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603775
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603779
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3447
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74475
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2654-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2655-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2659
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2660
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05054964
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JWS-219
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JWS-220
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E