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CVE-2012-2733 Details

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/51371	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126	CVE
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19218	CVE
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1350301	CVE
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1356208	CVE
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56402	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027729	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/51371	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126	[email protected]
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19218	[email protected]
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1350301	[email protected]
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1356208	[email protected]
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56402	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027729	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1	[email protected]

see all 32 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apache tomcat	6.0 6.0.0 6.0.0 alpha 6.0.1 6.0.1 alpha
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:alpha:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:beta:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:alpha:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:alpha:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:alpha:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:beta:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:alpha:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:beta:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.27:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.28:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.29:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.33:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.35:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

apache tomcat

6.0

6.0.0

6.0.0 alpha

6.0.1

6.0.1 alpha

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 23, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 19, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]