Description
Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880011Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880011Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 30, 2012
- Last modified
- Oct 9, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified