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CVE-2014-0230

HIGH

Description

Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.44, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle cases where an HTTP response occurs before finishing the reading of an entire request body, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) via a series of aborted upload attempts.

References

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/[email protected]%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2015-06-07

Updated: 2019-04-15

Type: CWE-399

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Impact Score: 6.9

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtualization:4.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtualization:4.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtualization:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (23 total)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
95345	CentOS 7 : tomcat (CESA-2016:2599)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
94718	Oracle Linux 7 : tomcat (ELSA-2016-2599)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
94562	RHEL 7 : tomcat (RHSA-2016:2599)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
91301	F5 Networks BIG-IP : Apache Tomcat vulnerability (SOL17123)	Nessus	F5 Networks Local Security Checks	high
90990	RHEL 7 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2016:0597)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
90390	RHEL 6 : jboss-ec2-eap (RHSA-2016:0598)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
90389	RHEL 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2016:0596)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
90388	RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2016:0595)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
90205	Debian DSA-3530-1 : tomcat6 - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
89837	Amazon Linux AMI : tomcat6 (ALAS-2016-656)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
87458	RHEL 7 : JBoss Web Server (RHSA-2015:2660)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
87457	RHEL 6 : JBoss Web Server (RHSA-2015:2659)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
85441	RHEL 5 / 6 / 7 : JBoss Web Server (RHSA-2015:1622)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
8831	Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.55 / 8.0.x < 8.0.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Servers	medium
8830	Apache Tomcat 6.0.x < 6.0.44 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Servers	medium
84795	Oracle Secure Global Desktop Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2015 CPU)	Nessus	Misc.	high
84430	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : tomcat6 vulnerabilities (USN-2655-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
84429	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 14.10 / 15.04 : tomcat7 vulnerabilities (USN-2654-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
84201	FreeBSD : tomcat -- multiple vulnerabilities (25e0593d-13c0-11e5-9afb-3c970e169bc2)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
83887	Debian DLA-232-1 : tomcat6 security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
83490	Apache Tomcat 6.0.x < 6.0.44 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)	Nessus	Web Servers	high
81580	Apache Tomcat 8.0.x < 8.0.9 Multiple DoS	Nessus	Web Servers	medium
77475	Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.55 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Web Servers	medium