Alert number: KAIFA-KSIRT-202 4 07- 1 1
Published : 2024/7/11
and published: 2024/7/1 1
1. Vulnerability Overview
Apache Tomcat is an open source Java Servlet container that is widely used to run Java web applications.
Recently, it was monitored that the official patched the Apache Tomcat HTTP/2 denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-34750), which is a denial of service vulnerability , which allows infinite timeout when processing the request and fails to close the connection that should have been terminated.
Affected users are advised to conduct self-inspection of their assets and take preventive measures to avoid hacker attacks.
2. Versions and fixes
Affected Products |
Patched version |
Affected versions |
Tomcat |
Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M21 |
9.0.0-M1 <= Apache Tomcat <= 9.0.89 |
Tomcat |
Apache Tomcat 10.1.25 |
10.1.0-M1 <= Apache Tomcat <= 10.1.24 |
Tomcat |
Apache Tomcat 9.0.90 |
11.0.0-M1 <= Apache Tomcat <= 11.0.0-M20 |
III. Impact and Consequences
The request allowed an infinite timeout and failed to close the connection that should have been terminated.
Vulnerability Scoring
Vulnerability using KAIFA AMI scoring rules for grading
Final score: 7.5
V. Technical Details
Prerequisites for exploiting the vulnerability: Apache Tomcat when processing HTTP/2 streams.
Vulnerability details:
Recently, we detected that the official patch for the Apache Tomcat HTTP/2 Denial of Service vulnerability (CVE-2024-34750) was released. This is a denial of service vulnerability. When processing HTTP/2 streams, Apache Tomcat failed to properly handle certain abnormal HTTP headers, resulting in an HTTP/2 stream count error. This allowed an infinite timeout when processing the request, and prevented the connection from being closed.
6. Circumvention Measures
none
7. Version acquisition path
Services that support automatic updates will receive system update prompts, and users can perform system updates to fix the vulnerabilities. Or they can manually download official website plug-ins to update and fix the vulnerabilities.
8. Vulnerability Source
Supplier notification
IX. Update Records
KAIFA-KSIRT-Initial
10. FAQs
none
11. Developing external security response services
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