CVE-2009-0033

N/A Unknown
Published: June 05, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, when the Java AJP connector and mod_jk load balancing are used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application outage) via a crafted request with invalid headers, related to temporary blocking of connectors that have encountered errors, as demonstrated by an error involving a malformed HTTP Host header.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87272440/index.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35326
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35344
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35788
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42368
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022331
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=742915&view=rev
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781362&view=rev
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504044/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35193
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1496
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50928
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10231
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19110
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5739
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87272440/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35344
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=742915&view=rev
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781362&view=rev
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504044/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35193
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1496
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50928
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5739
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

94 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
13.8%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

apache

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