Apache Tomcat before 5.5.35, 6.x before 6.0.35, and 7.x before 7.0.23 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2401-1 tomcat6 security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wr3m-gw98-mc3j Improper Input Validation in Apache Tomcat
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1359-1 Tomcat vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:16:35.019Z

Reserved: 2011-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4858

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-01-05T19:55:01.033

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-4858

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-12-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-4858 - Bugzilla

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