High severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2025· Updated Nov 4, 2025
Apache Tomcat: DoS via integer overflow in multipart file upload
CVE-2025-52520
Description
For some unlikely configurations of multipart upload, an Integer Overflow vulnerability in Apache Tomcat could lead to a DoS via bypassing of size limits.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.8, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.42, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.106. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.9, 10.1.43 or 9.0.107, which fix the issue.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.9 | 11.0.9 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.43 | 10.1.43 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.107 | 9.0.107 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 | — |
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.9 | 11.0.9 |
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.43 | 10.1.43 |
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.107 | 9.0.107 |
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 | — |
Affected products
51- osv-coords50 versionspkg:bitnami/tomcatpkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-corepkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalinapkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcatpkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat9pkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat9-admin-webappspkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat9-docs-webapppkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat9-el-3.0-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat9-jsp-2.3-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat9-libpkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat9-servlet-4.0-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat9-webappspkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-admin-webappspkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-docs-webapppkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-el-3.0-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-jsp-2.3-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-libpkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-servlet-4.0-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-webappspkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat11&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat11&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat11&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat11&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20LTS%204.3
< 9.0.107+ 49 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.107
- (no CPE)range: >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.9
- (no CPE)range: >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.9
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-5.el10_0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-5.el10_0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-5.el10_0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-5.el10_0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-5.el10_0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-5.el10_0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-5.el10_0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-5.el10_0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.6
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.43-150200.5.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.43-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.0.9-150600.13.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.0.9-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.107-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.43-150200.5.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.43-150200.5.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.43-150200.5.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.43-150200.5.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.43-150200.5.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.43-150200.5.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.0.9-150600.13.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.0.9-150600.13.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.115-3.160.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-3.148.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.108-150200.91.1
- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Tomcatv5Range: 11.0.0-M1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wr62-c79q-cv37ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread/trqq01bbxw6c92zx69kx2mw2qgmfy0o5ghsavendor-advisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52520ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/10/12ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/927d66fbc294cb65242102b817a45fd80834e040ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/a51e4bedccfafd35b7cdd0ee3e22267dee9f90dbghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/fc42bbccb9041fafd194fbfdf3eab1d44cb5c45cghsaWEB
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.htmlghsaWEB
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