CVE-2012-5568 json
Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated…
published 2012-11-30 13 y ago modified 2026-10-09 31 d ago also EUVD-2012-5459
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 9.6%
- EPSS 9.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 31 d ago
Exploit prediction
9.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- captainholly.wordpress.com http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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captainholly.wordpress.com
/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com
/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
-
tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com
/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/56686
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=880011
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/80317
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-5568
- NVD CVE-2012-5568
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