CVE-2014-0227

java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.42, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle attempts to continue reading data after an error has occurred, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by streaming data with malformed chunked transfer coding.

Published: 2015-02-16 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0227 is rated Moderate Risk (54.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.04%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0227

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 2026-06-15 69.38% 21.04% -48.34%
2 2026-06-08 78.23% 69.38% -8.85%
3 2026-03-30 78.23%

Full EPSS history (47 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0227

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:N/I:P/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0227

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-0227

GHSA-42j3-498q-m6vp · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Input Validation in Apache Tomcat

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0227

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0227
ubuntu low CVE-2014-0227 low priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8), 36 status rows across 12 suites (artful, bionic, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 16, DNE 8, released 7, ignored 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0227

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0227

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 6.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.32 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.35 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.36 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.37 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.41 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.26 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0227

URL Tags
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0081.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2015-02/0067.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150282.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143393515412274&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0983.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0991.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1600984
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3447
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:052
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:053
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:084
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72717
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032791
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2654-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2655-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109196
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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