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> From: Chirag Suthar <cbsut...@gmail.com>
> To: users@tomcat.apache.org
> Cc: 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:39 AM
> Subject: Need Help - Vulnerability Details
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> We are using *Tomcat 6.0.26* with* Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise *as
> Operating system. We performed security scan on environment and observed
> Apache Tomcat NIO Connector Denial of Service.
> 
> 
> 
> Here we go with the detail description and observation:* *
> 
> * *
> 
> *Description:*
> 
> A denial of se*r*vice vulnerability is present in some versions of Apache
> Tomcat.
> 
> * *
> 
> *Observation:*
> 
> A denial of service vulnerability is present in some versions of Apache
> Tomcat.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused by an error in the NIO connector when processing
> a request line. By sending a specially-crafted request.
> 
> Remote attackers could exploit the vulnerability to cause an OutOfMemory
> error and crash the server.
> 
> 
> 
> Will you be able to provide a patch or it’s already there then can you
> please point down there?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks and Regards,
> 
> Chirag
>

Read the following: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

In particular: Important: Remote Denial Of Service CVE-2011-0534

This was fixed in 6.0.32. The current version 6.0.33.

. . . . just my two cents.
/mde/

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