CVE-2024-54677

Apache Tomcat: DoS in examples web application

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.

Scores

Weaknesses (CWE)

• CWE-400

Advisories

• GHSA-653p-vg55-5652 — Apache Tomcat Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

European references

• ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-3539
• GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-54677

CERT-FR advisories

• CERTFR-2026-AVI-0281 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2024-AVI-1091 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache Tomcat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 9.0.0 < 9.0.98
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 10.1.0 < 10.1.34
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.0.0 < 11.0.2
• cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Affected products

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/tdtbbxpg5trdwc2wnopcth9ccvdftq2n
• 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

Sources