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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7
Aliases CVE-2024-38286
Summary Apache Tomcat Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M20, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.24, from 9.0.13 through 9.0.89. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.35 through 8.5.100 and 7.0.92 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M21, 10.1.25, or 9.0.90, which fixes the issue. Apache Tomcat, under certain configurations on any platform, allows an attacker to cause an OutOfMemoryError by abusing the TLS handshake process.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.7
Risk 3.9
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.6 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7/GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7.json
cvssv4 7.7 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7/GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7.json
generic_textual HIGH
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/apache/tomcat
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3197862639732e16ec1164557bcd289ebc116c93
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3344c17cef094da4bb616f4186ed32039627b543
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/76c5cce6f0bcef14b0c21c38910371ca7d322d13
https://lists.apache.org/thread/wms60cvbsz3fpbz9psxtfx8r41jl6d4s
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00009.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241101-0010
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/23/2
CVE-2024-38286 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38286
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7/GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7/GHSA-7jqf-v358-p8g7.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-11-07T16:33:49Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38286.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2024-38286

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'yes'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]