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CVE-2024-54677

Apache Tomcat: DoS in examples web application

Published: Dec 17, 2024Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-400
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 21.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the examples web application provided with Apache Tomcat leads to denial of service. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.33, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.9.97. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.2, 10.1.34 or 9.0.98, which fixes the issue.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
tomcatOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
netapp
commercial·US
bootstrap os
Hardware Firmware
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
OSS Libraries
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache TomcatOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
АЛЬТ СП 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/tdtbbxpg5trdwc2wnopcth9ccvdftq2n
lists.apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/5
openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/6
openwall.com
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