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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2024-38286

High
8.6/10

Summary

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.13 through 9.0.89, 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.24, and 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M20. Apache Tomcat, under certain configurations on any platform, allows an attacker to cause an "OutOfMemoryError" by abusing the TLS handshake process.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • CHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published