CVE-2014-0230

Description

Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.44, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle cases where an HTTP response occurs before finishing the reading of an entire request body, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) via a series of aborted upload attempts.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.76% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05054964
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-2015-1622.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JWS-220
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0599.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603779
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/10/1 mailing list
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2661.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0596.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html patch vendor advisory
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0595.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2659 vendor advisory
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201505.mbox/%3C554949D1.8030904%40apache.org%3E mailing list vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0598.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2660 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2655-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1621.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74475 vdb entry
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JWS-219
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3447 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603775
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1603770
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0597.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
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-2014-0230?
CVE-2014-0230 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0230?
To fix CVE-2014-0230, 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-2014-0230 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0230 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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