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CVE-2014-0099
Integer overflow in java/org/apache/tomcat/util/buf/Ascii.java in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4,…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 8.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Integer overflow in java/org/apache/tomcat/util/buf/Ascii.java in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4, when operated behind a reverse proxy, allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks via a crafted Content-Length HTTP header.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 6 months later
· 6 months later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.8% · top 4.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-xh5x-j8jf-pcpx (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat-utilGHSA-xh5x-j8jf-pcpx (opens in a new tab)
References
49
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0268.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 59121 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0765 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 59732 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 59835 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20140527 Re: [SECURITY] CVE-2014-0099 Apache Tomcat information disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0675 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681528 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:052 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0720 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20140527 [SECURITY] Re: [SECURITY] CVE-2014-0099 Apache Tomcat information disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 59849 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0865.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 67668 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:084 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- DSA-3530 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 59678 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- HPSBUX03102 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20140527 [SECURITY] CVE-2014-0097 Apache Tomcat information disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBUX03150 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-2109 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 59873 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578814 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 1030302 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- HPSBOV03503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578812 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1580473 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3447 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 60729 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 60793 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20140527 [SECURITY] CVE-2014-0097 Apache Tomcat information disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680603 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [23/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [21/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [15/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [16/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [23/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [26/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-5792 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xh5x-j8jf-pcpx (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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