Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2024 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2024-54677Apache Tomcat: DoS in examples web application
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in Apache Tomcat from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the examples web application provided with Apache Tomcat leads to denial of service. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.33, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.9.97. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.2, 10.1.34 or 9.0.98, which fixes the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat | 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | ALSA-2025:7497 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | ALSA-2025:7497 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | ALSA-2025:7497 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-el-5.0-api | 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | ALSA-2025:7497 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-jsp-3.1-api | 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | ALSA-2025:7497 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-lib | 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | ALSA-2025:7497 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-lib | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-servlet-6.0-api | 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | ALSA-2025:7497 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-webapps | 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | ALSA-2025:7497 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-webapps | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat10 | 10.1.34-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5845-1 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat10 | 10.1.34-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54677 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat10 | 10.1.34-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54677 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat10 | 10.1.34-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54677 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54677 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54677 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54677 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 11.0.2 | GHSA-653p-vg55-5652 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 9.0.98 | GHSA-653p-vg55-5652 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 10.1.34 | GHSA-653p-vg55-5652 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | tomcat | 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 | RLSA-2025:7497 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | 11.0.0-M1 – through 11.0.110.1.0-M1 – through 10.1.339.0.0.M1 – through 9.0.978.5.0 – through 8.5.100 |
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/tdtbbxpg5trdwc2wnopcth9ccvdftq2n vendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/18/1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0006/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html