CVE-2011-0534
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 7.9%EU EUVD
Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.30 does not enforce the maxHttpHeaderSize limit for requests involving the NIO HTTP connector, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OutOfMemoryError) via a crafted request.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 7.9% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-2286)
- Published
- February 10, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-2286 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/70809
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43192
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8074
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.32(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.8_%28released_5_Feb_2011%29
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2160
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516214/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46164
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025027
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0293(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65162
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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