CVE-2012-4534
LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 7.5%EU EUVD
org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28, when the NIO connector is used in conjunction with sendfile and HTTPS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by terminating the connection during the reading of a response.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 7.5% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4462)
- Published
- December 19, 2012
- NVD last modified
- October 9, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4462 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 9, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / tomcat
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References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00061.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218(Patch)
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218(Patch)
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1340218
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56813
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027836
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
- https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52858(Exploit)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19398
Last updated October 11, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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