Apache Tomcat Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

CVE-2024-54677 → View on GitHub ↗ View on CVE.org ↗ View on NVD ↗

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.

This vulnerability does not affect core Apache Tomcat server components (tomcat-catalina, tomcat-coyote, tomcat-embed-core, etc.). Removing the webapps/examples/ directory in production environments — as recommended by the Apache Tomcat Security Considerations documentation — eliminates the attack surface entirely.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
low
Advisory on GitHub
Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory
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Source code
Browse source ↗
Published (advisory)
2024-12-17 15:31:43 UTC
Updated
2026-05-20 22:06:08 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2024-12-17 16:41:30 UTC
NVD published
2024-12-17

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
1.23% 79.09%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
5.3 3.1 —
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.7 4.0 —
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:N)
No confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:N)
No integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:L)
Limited availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N)
No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N)
No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N)
No availability impact on subsequent systems.
Exploit maturity (threat) (E:U)
Unreported: no public PoC, no reported exploitation, and no known simplification tools.

Identifiers

Type Value
GHSA GHSA-653p-vg55-5652 ↗
CVE CVE-2024-54677 ↗

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Credits

  • yusuke-koyoshi (analyst)

Affected packages (4)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 — —
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.2 11.0.2 —
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.34 10.1.34 —
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.98 9.0.98 —

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence