{"id":"CVE-2012-5568","title":"Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.","summary":"Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.","severity":"medium","cvss":5,"cvssVector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P","vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","affected":["tomcat >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.105","opensuse = 11.4","opensuse = 12.1","opensuse = 12.2"],"published":"2012-11-30","updated":"2026-10-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-09T20:17:04.967","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5568","references":[{"url":"http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880011","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56686","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880011","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80317","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.09588,"epssPercentile":0.95449,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-09T21:12:42.310Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-09T19:08:36.889570Z"},"slug":"CVE-2012-5568","body":"## Overview\n\nApache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `tomcat >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.105`\n- `opensuse = 11.4`\n- `opensuse = 12.1`\n- `opensuse = 12.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27.5,"likelihood":1.9,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}