Vulnerability · Published Mar 13, 2024 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2024-24549Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 header handling DoS
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation 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 23.1% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Denial of Service due to improper input validation vulnerability for HTTP/2 requests in Apache Tomcat. When processing an HTTP/2 request, if the request exceeded any of the configured limits for headers, the associated HTTP/2 stream was not reset until after all of the headers had been processed.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M16, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.18, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.85, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.98. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M17, 10.1.19, 9.0.86 or 8.5.99 which fix the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat | 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3666 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat | 1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.1 | ALSA-2024:3307 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3666 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.1 | ALSA-2024:3307 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3666 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.1 | ALSA-2024:3307 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3666 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.1 | ALSA-2024:3307 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3666 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.1 | ALSA-2024:3307 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-lib | 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3666 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-lib | 1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.1 | ALSA-2024:3307 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3666 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.1 | ALSA-2024:3307 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-webapps | 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3666 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-webapps | 1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.1 | ALSA-2024:3307 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat10 | 10.1.6-1+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24549 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat10 | 10.1.6-1+deb12u2 | DSA-5665-1 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat10 | 10.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24549 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat10 | 10.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24549 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24549 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24549 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24549 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 9.0.86 | GHSA-7w75-32cg-r6g2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 10.1.19 | GHSA-7w75-32cg-r6g2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 11.0.0-M17 | GHSA-7w75-32cg-r6g2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 8.5.99 | GHSA-7w75-32cg-r6g2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | 9.0.86 | GHSA-7w75-32cg-r6g2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | 10.1.19 | GHSA-7w75-32cg-r6g2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | 11.0.0-M17 | GHSA-7w75-32cg-r6g2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | 8.5.99 | GHSA-7w75-32cg-r6g2 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | tomcat | 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.1 | RLSA-2024:3666 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | tomcat | 1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.1 | RLSA-2024:3307 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2ubuntu3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24549 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | 11.0.0-M1 – through 11.0.0-M1610.1.0-M1 – through 10.1.189.0.0-M1 – through 9.0.858.5.0 – through 8.5.98 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/4c50rmomhbbsdgfjsgwlb51xdwfjdcvg vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240402-0002/ x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00001.html x_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/13/3 x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/736G4GPZWS2DSQO5WKXO3G6OMZKFEK55/ x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UWIS5MMGYDZBLJYT674ZI5AWFHDZ46B/ x_transferred