CVE-2010-2227

Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.29, 6.0.0 through 6.0.27, and 7.0.0 beta does not properly handle an invalid Transfer-Encoding header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application outage) or obtain sensitive information via a crafted header that interferes with "recycling of a buffer."

Published: 2010-07-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2227 is rated High Risk (65.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 80.17%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.74% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2227

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-06 74.44% 80.17% +5.74%
2 2025-12-13 64.74% 74.44% +9.70%
3 2025-06-24 64.74%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2227

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2227

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2010-2227

GHSA-cxg2-49rq-8gcr · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat does not properly handle an invalid Transfer-Encoding header

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2227

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2010-2227: 1 GLSA(s) (201206-24), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/tomcat); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-2227
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2227
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-2227 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (tomcat5, tomcat5.5, tomcat6), 27 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 15, released 9, ignored 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2227

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2227

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat 5.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.15 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.18 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.19 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.21 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.22 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.23 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.24 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.25 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.26 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.27 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.28 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.5.29 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.26 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2227

URL Tags
http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.html
http://geronimo.apache.org/22x-security-report.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050207.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050214.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/40813
http://secunia.com/advisories/41025
http://secunia.com/advisories/42079
http://secunia.com/advisories/42368
http://secunia.com/advisories/42454
http://secunia.com/advisories/43310
http://secunia.com/advisories/44183
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024180
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=958911 Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=958977 Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=959428 Patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7007274
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7007275
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0580.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0581.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0582.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0583.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512272/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41544
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1986
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2868
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60264
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18532
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