CVE-2024-24549

Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 header handling DoS

Published Mar 13, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 23.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Denial of Service due to improper input validation vulnerability for HTTP/2 requests in Apache Tomcat. When processing an HTTP/2 request, if the request exceeded any of the configured limits for headers, the associated HTTP/2 stream was not reset until after all of the headers had been processed.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M16, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.18, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.85, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.98. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M17, 10.1.19, 9.0.86 or 8.5.99 which fix the issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3779-1 tomcat9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5665-1 tomcat10 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5667-1 tomcat9 security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7w75-32cg-r6g2 Apache Tomcat Denial of Service due to improper input validation vulnerability for HTTP/2 requests
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7562-1 Tomcat vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Denial of Service due to improper input validation vulnerability for HTTP/2 requests in Apache Tomcat. When processing an HTTP/2 request, if the request exceeded any of the configured limits for headers, the associated HTTP/2 stream was not reset until after all of the headers had been processed.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M16, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.18, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.85, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.98. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M17, 10.1.19, 9.0.86 or 8.5.99 which fix the issue. Denial of Service due to improper input validation vulnerability for HTTP/2 requests in Apache Tomcat. When processing an HTTP/2 request, if the request exceeded any of the configured limits for headers, the associated HTTP/2 stream was not reset until after all of the headers had been processed.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M16, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.18, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.85, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.98. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M17, 10.1.19, 9.0.86 or 8.5.99 which fix the issue.
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache
Apache tomcat
Debian
Debian debian Linux
Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject fedora
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone15:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone16:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache tomcat
Debian
Debian debian Linux
Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject fedora
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Denial of Service due to improper input validation vulnerability for HTTP/2 requests in Apache Tomcat. When processing an HTTP/2 request, if the request exceeded any of the configured limits for headers, the associated HTTP/2 stream was not reset until after all of the headers had been processed.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M16, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.18, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.85, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.98. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M17, 10.1.19, 9.0.86 or 8.5.99 which fix the issue. Denial of Service due to improper input validation vulnerability for HTTP/2 requests in Apache Tomcat. When processing an HTTP/2 request, if the request exceeded any of the configured limits for headers, the associated HTTP/2 stream was not reset until after all of the headers had been processed.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M16, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.18, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.85, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.98. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M17, 10.1.19, 9.0.86 or 8.5.99 which fix the issue.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2025, 11:56 AM
Reserved
Jan 25, 2024, 12:05 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 13, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:14 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 13, 2024, 12:00 AM