Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5568
CVE-2012-5568
Description
Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.
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References
10- captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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