Improper Input Validation Affecting org.apache.tomcat:coyote package, versions [6,6.0.37)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
11% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCAT-30864
  • published17 Jun 2014
  • disclosed1 Jun 2013
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Jun 2013

CVE-2012-3544  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Overview

org.apache.tomcat:coyote 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.

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