CVE-2024-54677
Apache Tomcat: DoS in examples web application
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Dec 17, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 5, 2024
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the examples web application provided with Apache Tomcat leads to denial of service.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.33, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.9.97. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.2, 10.1.34 or 9.0.98, which fixes the issue.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Apache TomcatApache Software Foundation |
|
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/tdtbbxpg5trdwc2wnopcth9ccvdftq2nvendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/18/1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0006/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html
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