#VU64548 Integer overflow in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2014-0075
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64548
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0075
CWE-ID:
CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Apache Tomcat
Server applications /
Web servers
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the parseChunkHeader function in java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a malformed chunk size in chunked transfer coding of a request during the streaming of data.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Apache Tomcat: 6.0.0 - 6.0.39, 7.0.0 - 7.0.52, 8.0.0 RC1 - 8.0.1
External links
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0268.html
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0865.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150282.html
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
https://secunia.com/advisories/59121
https://secunia.com/advisories/59616
https://secunia.com/advisories/59678
https://secunia.com/advisories/59732
https://secunia.com/advisories/59835
https://secunia.com/advisories/59849
https://secunia.com/advisories/59873
https://secunia.com/advisories/60729
https://secunia.com/advisories/60793
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578337
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578341
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1579262
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3447
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:052
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:053
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:084
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010166
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67671
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680603
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681528
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
