Detections
Analytics
Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.28 Header Parsing Remote Denial of Service
medium Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 800617
Synopsis
The remote web server is affected by a remote denial of service vulnerabilyDescription
Versions of Tomcat 7.0.x earlier than 7.0.28 are potentially affected by a remote denial of service vulnerability:- A flaw exists within the parseHeaders() function that could allow for a crafted header to cause a remote denial of service (CVE-2012-2733)
- An error exists related to the 'NIO' connector when HTTPS and 'sendfile' are enabled that can force the application into an infinite loop. (CVE-2012-4534)
Solution
Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 7.0.28 or later.See Also
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.28
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 800617
Family: Web Servers
Published: 11/26/2012
Nessus ID: 62985
Vulnerability Information
Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/2/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-2733, CVE-2012-4534