CVE-2014-0227
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.210 · 98 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.42, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle attempts to continue reading data after an error has occurred, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by streaming data with malformed chunked transfer coding.
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affected products (108)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop v.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7::desktop
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node v.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation v.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0451Apache Tomcat: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service und ManipulationDeutsch2015-02-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Apache Tomcat ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff oder "Request Smuggling" durchzuführen.
- GHSA-42j3-498q-m6vpImproper Input Validation in Apache Tomcat2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
`java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java` in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.42, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle attempts to continue reading data after an error has occurred, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by streaming data with malformed chunked transfer coding.
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references (102)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0081.htmlcnnvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2015-02/0067.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150282.htmlcnnvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143393515412274&w=2cnnvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2cnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.htmlcnnvd
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