CVE-2012-4534

low

Description

org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28, when the NIO connector is used in conjunction with sendfile and HTTPS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by terminating the connection during the reading of a response.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19398

https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52858

https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2012-4462

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027836

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56813

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1340218

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218

http://secunia.com/advisories/57126

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00061.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0043.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-12-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.07452