Unscored severity · published Jan 19, 2012
CVE-2012-0022
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.35, 6.x before 6.0.34, and 7.x before 7.0.23 uses an inefficient approach for handling parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
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CVSS
10.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.35, 6.x before 6.0.34, and 7.x before 7.0.23 uses an inefficient approach for handling parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a request that contains many parameters and parameter values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4858.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.5% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tomcat · Apache
5.5.0; 5.5.1; 5.5.2; 5.5.3; 5.5.4; 5.5.5; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0022
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0022
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0112.html
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132871655717248&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133294394108746&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0074.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0075.html
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