CVE-2024-23672

Apache Tomcat: WebSocket DoS with incomplete closing handshake

Description

Denial of Service via incomplete cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. It was possible for WebSocket clients to keep WebSocket connections open leading to increased resource consumption.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. 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.

Scores

Weaknesses (CWE)

• CWE-459

Advisories

• GHSA-v682-8vv8-vpwr — Denial of Service via incomplete cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

European references

• ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-1010
• GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-23672

CERT-FR advisories

• CERTFR-2026-AVI-0395 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2026-AVI-0281 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2025-AVI-0215 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu Gemfire · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2024-AVI-0514 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2024-AVI-0432 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Atlassian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2024-AVI-0322 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle Database Server · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2024-AVI-0218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache Tomcat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 8.5.0 < 8.5.99
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 9.0.0 < 9.0.86
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 10.1.0 < 10.1.19
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone10:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone11:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone12:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone13:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone14:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone15:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone16:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Affected products

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/cmpswfx6tj4s7x0nxxosvfqs11lvdx2f
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240402-0002/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00001.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/13/4
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/736G4GPZWS2DSQO5WKXO3G6OMZKFEK55/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UWIS5MMGYDZBLJYT674ZI5AWFHDZ46B/

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