CVE-2012-2733 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache Tomcat versions 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28, specifically within the HTTP NIO connector's InternalNioInputBuffer. Attackers can exploit this by sending an excessively large amount of header data, leading to significant memory consumption and system unavailability. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei modules, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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