CVE-2012-5568

Public Exploit

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.62% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory nabble.com Vendor Advisory nabble.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2	third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686	vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/	third party advisory exploit
http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.html	mailing list vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880011	issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5568?: CVE-2012-5568 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5568?: To fix CVE-2012-5568, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-5568 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-5568 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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