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CVE-2009-0033 Detail

Description

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, when the Java AJP connector and mod_jk load balancing are used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application outage) via a crafted request with invalid headers, related to temporary blocking of connectors that have encountered errors, as demonstrated by an error involving a malformed HTTP Host header.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87272440/index.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022331
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=742915&view=rev Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781362&view=rev Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504044/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35193 Patch 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1496 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50928
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%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/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%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://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10231
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19110
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5739
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0033
NVD Published Date:
06/05/2009
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.