Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.23 Hash Collision Denial of Service

medium Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 800616

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

Versions of Tomcat 7.0.x earlier than 7.0.23 are potentially affected by a denial of service vulnerability. Large numbers of crafted form parameters can cause excessive CPU consumption due to hash collisions.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 7.0.23 or later.

See Also

http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf

http://www.nessus.org/u?d97dc97c

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.23

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 800616

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/22/2012

Nessus ID: 57541

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/28/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4858, CVE-2012-0022

BID: 51200, 51447