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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-qfxv-3ppc-7qg5)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 431784

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.37 and 7.x before 7.0.30 does not properly handle chunk extensions in chunked
 transfer coding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by streaming data.
 (CVE-2012-3544)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qfxv-3ppc-7qg5

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 431784

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/7/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-3544

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3544

BID: 59797, 64758

cwe: CWE-20