🛡️ CVE-2005-3510 — tomcat
Description
Apache Tomcat Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via Simultaneous Requests
Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 to 5.5.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of simultaneous requests to list a web directory that has a large number of files.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2005-3510 is classified as CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits. Resources are allocated on request with no cap, so a client can exhaust them.
Affected software
CVE-2005-3510 is recorded against 1 package.
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (from 5.5.0 up to 5.5.12)
Timeline and source
Published on 1 May 2022 and last revised on 3 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
community.ca.com (Web)
sunsolve.sun.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 5.5.0 | 5.5.12 |
References
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