CVE-2010-2227 is a denial-of-service and information disclosure vulnerability affecting Apache Tomcat versions 5.5.0-5.5.29, 6.0.0-6.0.27, and 7.0.0 beta. It arises from improper handling of invalid Transfer-Encoding headers, leading to buffer recycling issues. With a CVSS score of 6.4 (medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially causing application outages or sensitive information disclosure. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, there are Metasploit modules available for exploitation, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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