Apache Tomcat up to 5.5.11 Directory Listing denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 5.5.11. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Directory Listing Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-3510. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apache Tomcat up to 5.5.11 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Directory Listing Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 to 5.5.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of simultaneous requests to list a web directory that has a large number of files.

The bug was discovered 11/03/2005. The weakness was disclosed 11/04/2005 by David Maciejak (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3510 since 11/06/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47029 (Apache Tomcat 4.x < 4.1.32 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86724 (Apache Tomcat Simultaneous Directory Listing Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at tomcat.apache.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42608), Tenable (47029), SecurityFocus (BID 15325†), OSVDB (20439†) and Secunia (SA17416†). The entries VDB-1096, VDB-3071, VDB-3141 and VDB-11829 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 47029
Nessus Name: Apache Tomcat 4.x < 4.1.32 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63305
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-710-1 (xine-lib)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: tomcat.apache.org

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Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: David Maciejak
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3510 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3510
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1867
X-Force: 42608
SecurityFocus: 15325 - Apache Tomcat Simultaneous Directory Listing Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 17416 - Apache Tomcat Directory Listing Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 20439 - Apache Tomcat Directory Listing Saturation DoS
SecurityTracker: 1015147
Vulnerability Center: 9651 - DoS in Apache Tomcat via Large Number of Simultaneous Web Directory Listing Requests, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1979

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2005 11:32
Updated: 06/29/2025 02:35
Changes: 11/07/2005 11:32 (95), 07/05/2019 09:46 (2), 06/29/2025 02:35 (19)
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