Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.37 and 7.x before 7.0.30 does not properly handle chunk extensions in chunked transfer coding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by streaming data.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2012-3544 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This flaw affects Apache Tomcat 6.0.30 - 6.0.36 and 7.0.0 - 7.0.29. It does not affect JBoss Web.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server | RHSA-2013:1011 | 2013-07-03 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0 | RHSA-2013:1013 | 2013-07-03 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server | RHSA-2013:1012 | 2013-07-03 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 1 | tomcat6 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 1 | tomcat5 | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tomcat5 | Not affected |
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