CVE-2014-0227

Description

java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.42, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle attempts to continue reading data after an error has occurred, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by streaming data with malformed chunked transfer coding.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 84.54% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2654-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:052 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143393515412274&w=2 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72717 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0991.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:084 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032791 vdb entry
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0983.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:053 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150282.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109196
https://source.jboss.org/changelog/JBossWeb?cs=2455
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2015-02/0067.html mailing list
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0081.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2655-1 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1600984
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3447 vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0227?
CVE-2014-0227 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0227?
To fix CVE-2014-0227, 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-2014-0227 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0227 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~85% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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