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CVE-2024-54677: Apache Tomcat: DoS in examples web application

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-400

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 products

• Apache Tomcat: from 9.0.0 before 9.0.98; from 10.1.0 before 10.1.34; from 11.0.0 before 11.0.2 — fixed in 10.1.34, 11.0.2, 9.0.98
• NetApp Bootstrap Os: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Tomcat 10.1.34, 11.0.2, 9.0.98. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0006/

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