🛡️ CVE-2022-29885 — debian-linux

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-400 NVD
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

Apache Tomcat EncryptInterceptor error leads to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The documentation of Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M14, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.20, 9.0.13 to 9.0.62 and 8.5.38 to 8.5.78 for the EncryptInterceptor incorrectly stated it enabled Tomcat clustering to run over an untrusted network. This was not correct. While the EncryptInterceptor does provide confidentiality and integrity protection, it does not protect against all risks associated with running over any untrusted network, particularly DoS risks.

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. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-29885 is classified as CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. A request can consume memory, CPU or storage without limit, exhausting capacity for everyone else.

Affected software

CVE-2022-29885 is recorded against 4 packages.

  • debian-linux
  • hospitality-cruise-shipboard-property-management-system
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (from 8.5.38 up to 8.5.79)
  • tomcat

Timeline and source

Published on 12 May 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

packetstormsecurity.com
lists.apache.org
lists.debian.org
security.netapp.com
www.debian.org
www.oracle.com
packetstormsecurity.com
lists.apache.org
lists.debian.org
security.netapp.com
www.debian.org
www.oracle.com

CVE-2022-29885 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE CWE-400
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-05-12
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
debian-linux
hospitality-cruise-shipboard-property-management-system
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 8.5.38 8.5.79
tomcat

References

Mailing List, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory https://lists.apache.org/thread/2b4qmhbcyqvc7dyfpjyx54c03x65vhcv
Mailing List, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory https://lists.apache.org/thread/2b4qmhbcyqvc7dyfpjyx54c03x65vhcv

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