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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.803782
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Apache Tomcat NIO Connector Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:Apache Tomcat is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Apache Tomcat is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Tomcat did not enforce the maxHttpHeaderSize limit while parsing the request
line in the NIO HTTP connector. A specially crafted request could trigger an DoS via an OutOfMemoryError.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to trigger a
denial-of-service condition in the affected software.

Affected Software/OS:
Apache Tomcat version 6.0.x before 6.0.32
Apache Tomcat version 7.0.x before 7.0.8

Solution:
Upgrade Apache Tomcat version to 6.0.32, 7.0.8 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0534
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
BugTraq ID: 46164
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46164
Bugtraq: 20110205 [SECURITY] CVE-2011-0534 Apache Tomcat DoS vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516214/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-2160 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2160
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBST02955
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
http://osvdb.org/70809
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025027
http://secunia.com/advisories/43192
http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8074
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2011:005 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0293
XForce ISS Database: tomcat-nio-connector-dos(65162)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65162
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