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CVE-2014-0186 json

A certain tomcat7 package for Apache Tomcat 7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CP…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-0238

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A certain tomcat7 package for Apache Tomcat 7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an unspecified regression.

Patch / fix

  • tomcat RHEL 7 7.0.42-5.el7_0
  • tomcat-lib RHEL 7 7.0.42-5.el7_0
  • tomcat-jsvc RHEL 7 7.0.42-5.el7_0
  • tomcat-javadoc RHEL 7 7.0.42-5.el7_0
  • tomcat-webapps RHEL 7 7.0.42-5.el7_0
  • tomcat-el-2.2-api RHEL 7 7.0.42-5.el7_0
  • tomcat-docs-webapp RHEL 7 7.0.42-5.el7_0
  • tomcat-jsp-2.2-api RHEL 7 7.0.42-5.el7_0

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0686

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0186 updated cvss 5.0

tomcat7: RHEL-7 regression causing DoS

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) tomcat 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-lib 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-jsvc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-javadoc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-webapps 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-el-2.2-api 7.0.42-5.el7_0, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) tomcat 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-lib 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-jsvc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-javadoc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-webapps 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-el-2.2-api 7.0.42-5.el7_0, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) tomcat 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-lib 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-jsvc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-javadoc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-webapps 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-el-2.2-api 7.0.42-5.el7_0, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) tomcat 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-lib 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-jsvc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-javadoc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-webapps 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-el-2.2-api 7.0.42-5.el7_0, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) tomcat 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-lib 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-jsvc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-javadoc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-webapps 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-el-2.2-api 7.0.42-5.el7_0, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) tomcat 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-lib 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-jsvc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-javadoc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-webapps 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-el-2.2-api 7.0.42-5.el7_0, +4 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) tomcat 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-lib 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-jsvc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-javadoc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-webapps 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-el-2.2-api 7.0.42-5.el7_0, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) tomcat 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-lib 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-jsvc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-javadoc 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-webapps 7.0.42-5.el7_0, tomcat-el-2.2-api 7.0.42-5.el7_0, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0686

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Exploit prediction

2.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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

Sources

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