java/org/apache/coyote/ajp/AbstractAjpProcessor.java in Apache Tomcat 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) by using a "Content-Length: 0" AJP request to trigger a hang in request processing.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-0095 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This flaw does not affect Apache Tomcat as shipped by any Red Hat product as it was introduced in Apache Tomcat 8.0.0-RC2 and did not affect earlier versions.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| 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 | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 | tomcat7 | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 | tomcat6 | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 1 | tomcat6 | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 1 | tomcat5 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tomcat | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tomcat5 | Not affected |
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