CVE-2012-2733

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

java/org/apache/coyote/http11/InternalNioInputBuffer.java in the HTTP NIO connector in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28 does not properly restrict the request-header size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large amount of header data.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 16, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-2733: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix