| VID |
22513 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
WWW |
| Detailed Description |
According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat listening on the remote host is less than 6.0.32 / 7.0.8 and as such, may be affected by a denial of service vulnerability.
An error, involving the NIO HTTP connector, exists such that the limit 'maxHttpHeaderSize' is not enforced thereby allowing a denial of service condition when memory is exhausted.
Note that Nessus did not actually test for the flaws but instead has relied on the version in Tomcat's banner or error page.
* Note: This check solely relied on the version number of the remote Web server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.32
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/516214/100/0/threaded
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.8_(released_5_Feb_2011)
* Platforms Affected:
Apache Tomcat versions prior to 6.0.32 / 7.0.8
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Apache Tomcat Server (6.0.32 / 7.0.8 or later), available from the Apache Software Foundation download site, http://tomcat.apache.org/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2011-0534 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
46164 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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