CVE-2012-2733
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The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
java/org/apache/coyote/http11/InternalNioInputBuffer.java in the HTTP NIO connector in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28 does not properly restrict the request-header size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large amount of header data.
Find out more about CVE-2012-2733 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| 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 |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server (tomcat6) | RHSA-2013:0266 | 2013-02-19 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0 | RHSA-2013:0265 | 2013-02-19 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server (tomcat6) | RHSA-2013:0266 | 2013-02-19 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.1 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6 | Not affected |
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