CVE-2024-54677: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat
An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists in the examples web application of Apache Tomcat, leading to denial of service. This affects multiple versions including 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.33, 9.0.0-M1 through 9.9.97, and 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Users should upgrade to fixed versions 11.0.2, 10.1.34, or 9.0.98 to resolve the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-54677 is a CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the examples web application bundled with Apache Tomcat. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting resources. The vulnerability affects Apache Tomcat versions from 11.0.0-M1 up to 11.0.1, 10.1.0-M1 up to 10.1.33, 9.0.0-M1 up to 9.9.97, and also older EOL versions including 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. The issue is resolved in Apache Tomcat versions 11.0.2, 10.1.34, and 9.0.98.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade affected Apache Tomcat instances to versions 11.0.2, 10.1.34, or 9.0.98 where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are specified. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory embedded in the CVE description.
CVE-2024-54677: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat
Description
An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists in the examples web application of Apache Tomcat, leading to denial of service. This affects multiple versions including 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.33, 9.0.0-M1 through 9.9.97, and 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Users should upgrade to fixed versions 11.0.2, 10.1.34, or 9.0.98 to resolve the issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-54677 is a CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the examples web application bundled with Apache Tomcat. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting resources. The vulnerability affects Apache Tomcat versions from 11.0.0-M1 up to 11.0.1, 10.1.0-M1 up to 10.1.33, 9.0.0-M1 up to 9.9.97, and also older EOL versions including 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. The issue is resolved in Apache Tomcat versions 11.0.2, 10.1.34, and 9.0.98.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade affected Apache Tomcat instances to versions 11.0.2, 10.1.34, or 9.0.98 where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are specified. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory embedded in the CVE description.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-05T07:31:33.851Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690204553aaa02566521b57a
Added to database: 10/29/2025, 12:11:01 UTC
Last enriched: 07/06/2026, 23:32:55 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 338
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